(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
Bible, Leviticus xiv. 16And the priest shall ... sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.
(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
2005, Justus Roux, Who's Your Daddy?, page 66:Most of the passengers watched from the enclosed promenade deck, but Sandra found her way to the higher, open promenade where she shivered and watched the city lights fade and the stars sprinkle themselves across a dark blue velvet sky.
(intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.It sprinkled outside all day long.
(transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Bible, Heb. x. 22having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience
