Definitions
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
Word origin
From Middle English sprenkelen, sprynklen, from Middle Dutch sprenkelen, equivalent to sprink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”), German Low German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle; dapple”), German sprenkeln (“to sprinkle”).
Used in a sentence
“The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.”
“And the priest shall[…]sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.”
“Over the centuries the movement of clans and tribes of people has provided the kind of crop that would emerge if a blind god had sprinkled seeds at random on a field[.]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Scatter drops”8 letters
02“Scatter lightly”8 letters
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