strinkle

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/ˈstɹɪŋkl̩/

verb

to sprinkle or scatter

OriginMiddle English strenkelen →
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Meanings

verbstrinkle (third-person singular simple present strinkles, present participle strinkling, simple past and past participle strinkled)

present singular third person strinkles · participle present strinkling · participle past strinkled · past strinkled

  1. Scotlandambitransitiverareto sprinkle or scatter

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disperse

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstrenkelen
  2. Englishstrinkle

From Middle English strenkelen.

More words from Middle English

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strinkle

wrinklesprinkletwinklewinklecrinkletinkleatinkleatwinkleblinklechinkledrinkleholy-water sprinkleinklekinkletincal
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Anagrams

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APA

strinkle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strinkle

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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