oversprinkle en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sprinkle English oversprinkle From over- + sprinkle.
Meanings
- (transitive) To sprinkle over.
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(nonce-word, transitive) To be sprinkled over (something).
While the stars that oversprinkle / All the heavens seem to twinkle / With a crystalline delight.
1849, Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversprinkled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oversprinkled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| oversprinkles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| oversprinkling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |