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- "a long, rambling discourse; incoherent harangue," 1736, apparently from an altered, Kentish colloquial survival of ragman roll "long list, roster, or catalogue" (c. 1500).
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Word History. Etymology. Middle English besprengeln, frequentative of besprengen. First Known Use. 15th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of besprinkle was in the 15th century. See more words from the same century.
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What does the verb besprinkle mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb besprinkle , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Besprinkle definition: to sprinkle (something) all over, as with water or a powder.. See examples of BESPRINKLE used in a sentence.
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1. To scatter or release in drops or small particles: dust, powder, sprinkle. 2. To mark with many small spots: bespeckle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
besprinkle. To sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
besprinkle. Other forms: besprinkled; besprinkling; besprinkles. Definitions of besprinkle. verb. scatter with liquid; wet lightly. synonyms: sparge, sprinkle. see more.
May 13, 2024 · besprinkle (third-person singular simple present besprinkles, present participle besprinkling, simple past and past participle besprinkled) (archaic, transitive) To sprinkle.
