NOUN | act | sparge, sprinkle, sprinkling | the act of sprinkling or splashing water |
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VERB | motion | sparge | agitate by introducing air or compressed gas |
change | sparge, sprinkle, besprinkle | scatter with liquid / liquid |
Meaning | The act of sprinkling or splashing water. | |
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Example | "a sparge of warm water over the malt" | |
Synonyms | sprinkle, sprinkling | |
Broader | watering | wetting with water |
Spanish | aspersión | |
Catalan | aspersió |
Meaning | agitate by introducing air or compressed gas. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "sparge the water" | |
Broader | shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
Meaning | scatter with liquid / liquid; wet lightly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | sprinkle, besprinkle | |
Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
Spanish | regar, salpicar | |
Catalan | arrosar, brufar, esquitxar, regar, ruixar |
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