Word

sprinkle, v.
(sprinkled, sprinkles, sprinkling)
freq. cnt. 6

distribute loosely
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

disperse dot dust scatter sprinkle

sample sentences

"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s sugar over the cake

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sprinkling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scatter scatter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dispersive

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dust

semantic pointers

hyponym

spray spray spatter, splash, splatter, plash, splosh, swash splash, sprinkle, splosh bespangle aerosolize, aerosolise

hypernym

discharge

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

splash splosh sprinkle

sample sentences

"She splashed the water around her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

splash splashing splash splash

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sprinkle sprinkler

semantic pointers

hypernym

sprinkle, scatter, disperse, dot, dust

hyponym

salt drizzle, moisten

scatter with liquid; wet lightly
<verb.change>

besprinkle sparge sprinkle

sample sentences

"Sprinkle the lawn"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the bread with melted butter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sprinkling sprinkle sprinkler

semantic pointers

hypernym

wet

rain gently
<verb.weather>

patter pitter-patter spatter spit sprinkle

sample sentences

"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

verb frames

It is ----ing

verb frames

It is ----ing

verb frames

It is ----ing

verb frames

It is ----ing

verb frames

It is ----ing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sprinkling sprinkle

semantic pointers

hypernym

rain, rain down