sprinkle
How many syllables in sprinkle?
There are 2 syllables in the word sprinkle.Divide sprinkle into syllables:
sprin · kle
How to pronounce sprinkle:
Definition of sprinkle:
- sprinkle:
- The past tense of Sprinkle is sprinkled.
Synonyms for sprinkle:
aerosolise
bespangle
discharge
disperse
dot
dust
plash
scatter
spatter
splash
splatter
splosh
spray
swash
Antonyms for sprinkle:
accumulate
clean
collect
combine
dab
dehydrate
downpour
dry
gather
gush
hide
hold
join
keep
maintain
pour
receive
retain
save
unite
Other 2-syllable words like sprinkle
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like sprinkle does.
- dismayed
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- sited
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- scuttle
- brighten
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- wortle
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- damasked
- mobbed
- spondee
- wandered
- pelting
- reeking
- alack
- defray
- chortles
- drawled
- billowed
- awaits
- bluer
- rummaged
- practiced
- grouchy
- boarding
- reviled
- bestride
- rubbed
- reread
- sulked
- inquired
- stowing
- missus
- plushy
- bemused
- bragged
- intoned
- whirling
- beget
- humbly
- subsumed
- famished
- arose
- mushy
- grittle
- … more
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