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单词 besprinkle
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Definition of besprinkle in English:

besprinkle

verb bɪˈsprɪŋk(ə)lbəˈsprɪŋk(ə)l
[with object]literary
  • Sprinkle all over with small drops or amounts of a substance.

    he saw his master besprinkled with blood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His vesture was dabbled in blood - and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror.
    • Before him walked two footmen, leading by the bridle a white hackney, covered with a housing of blue velvet, besprinkled with flowers-de-luce and gold tissue.
    • He staggered against the rock, and felt it chill and damp; while a hanging twig, that had been all on fire, besprinkled his cheek with the coldest dew.
    • The very inclusions of the various accusations of Witchcraft, which besprinkle the book, are seemingly against the scientific mindset of the times.
    • It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs, and besprinkled with antique dust.
    Synonyms
    splash, bespatter, splatter, spray, sprinkle, spritz, shower, speck, speckle, fleck, mottle, blotch, smear, stain, mark, dirty, soil, daub, cover

Rhymes

crinkle, sprinkle, tinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle
 
 

Definition of besprinkle in US English:

besprinkle

verbbəˈsprɪŋk(ə)lbəˈspriNGk(ə)l
[with object]literary
  • Sprinkle all over with small drops or amounts of a substance.

    their lips were besprinkled with flakes of pastry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs, and besprinkled with antique dust.
    • His vesture was dabbled in blood - and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror.
    • The very inclusions of the various accusations of Witchcraft, which besprinkle the book, are seemingly against the scientific mindset of the times.
    • He staggered against the rock, and felt it chill and damp; while a hanging twig, that had been all on fire, besprinkled his cheek with the coldest dew.
    • Before him walked two footmen, leading by the bridle a white hackney, covered with a housing of blue velvet, besprinkled with flowers-de-luce and gold tissue.
    Synonyms
    splash, bespatter, splatter, spray, sprinkle, spritz, shower, speck, speckle, fleck, mottle, blotch, smear, stain, mark, dirty, soil, daub, cover
 
 
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