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sparge en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /spɑɹd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That sparges.
    • sparge pipe

sparge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /spɑɹd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of lautering.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sparges Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

lautering

sparge en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /spɑɹd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Meanings

  1. To sprinkle or spray.
  2. (transitive) To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
    • Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sparging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sparges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sparged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sparged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

sparger

Translations (13)

hy ցնցղել (to sprinkle or spray) · hy պզցնել (to sprinkle or spray) · hy սրսկել (to sprinkle or spray) · fi sumuttaa (to sprinkle or spray) · hy ցողել (to sprinkle or spray) · uk розбризкувати (to sprinkle or spray) · nl sprenkelen (to sprinkle or spray) · bg поръсвам с вода (to sprinkle or spray) · uk барботувати (to introduce bubbles) · fi kuplittaa (to introduce bubbles) · uk оббризкувати (to sprinkle or spray) · bg навлажнявам (to sprinkle or spray) · fi pirskottaa (to sprinkle or spray)