Meaning & use
Sprinkled
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Scattered small drops or particles of something over a surface.
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She sprinkled cinnamon over the top of the oatmeal.
Light rain sprinkled the windshield on the drive home.
A note on using this word
Also used figuratively to mean adding small amounts of something here and there, as in 'sprinkled with jokes.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
drenchedsoaked
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