Sprinkle | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Sprĭnk'le, v. t.

verbtransitive

(sprĭnk'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SPRINKLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SPRINKLING.] [Diminutive of O. & Prov. Eng. sprinkle, springe, sprenge, A-S. sprengan, sprencan, to sprinkle, O. D. sprinkelen, N. D. sprenkelen, to sprinkle, Ger. sprenkeln, to speckle, spot.]

To scatter, or disperse, in small drops or particles, as water, seed, and the like.
To scatter on; to disperse over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
To baptize by the application of a few drops, or small quantity, of water; hence, to wash; to cleanse; to purify.

Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.

Sprĭnk'le, v. i.

verbintransitive

(sprĭnk'l), v. i. 1. To perform the act of scattering a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in small particles.

And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. Lev. xiv. 16.

Sense 2. To rain moderately, or with drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles.

Sprĭnk'le, n.

noun

n. 1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.

Sense 2. A utensil for sprinkling. “The little sprinkle of hyssop.” Wycliffe.