sprinklesprin‧kle1 /ˈsprɪŋkəl/ ●●○ verbWord OriginVerb TableCollocations1 [transitive] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something onto something else: spaghetti sprinkled with parmesan She sprinkled some cookie crumbs on the ice cream.2it is sprinkling if it is sprinkling, it is raining lightly