sprink

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verb

To sprinkle; splash

OriginMiddle English sprinken →
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Meanings

verbsprink (third-person singular simple present sprinks, present participle sprinking, simple past and past participle sprinked or sprent)

present singular third person sprinks · participle present sprinking · participle past sprinked · past sprinked · participle past sprent · past sprent · alternative dialectal sprenk

  1. dialectalTo sprinkle; splash

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsprinken
  2. Englishsprink

Inherited from Middle English sprinken, variant of spryngen (“to spring, sprinkle”) influenced by sprenkelen (“to sprinkle”). Compare North Frisian spreenke (“to asperse”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sprink

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APA

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MLA

“sprink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprink.

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