sprinkles
sprinkles is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sprinkles is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsprinkles
- A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
Example: "He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter."
- A light rain shower.
- An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.
- To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
Example: "The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes."
- To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
Example: "The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar."
- To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
Example: "It sprinkled outside all day long."
- To rain very lightly outside.
Example: "It sprinkled very early in the morning."
- To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
- Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
Example: "He had a double ice cream cone, with sprinkles."
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