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sparge

/ sparge /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
agitate by introducing air or compressed gas
"sparge the water"
Type of:
shake agitate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
Type of:
wet
Derived:
sprinkle sprinkling sprinkler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"
"a sparge of warm water over the malt"
Type of:
watering
Derived:
sprinkle besprinkle splash splosh
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
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shake agitate wet watering