Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversprinkle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-sprin-kle
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sprinkle over.

Transitive verb

verb

To be sprinkled over (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oversprinkles (present, singular) oversprinkling (participle, present) oversprinkled (participle, past) oversprinkled (past)

Questions

What does oversprinkle mean?
To sprinkle over.
Where does oversprinkle come from?
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.

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