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Adjective sprinkled has 1 sense
  1. besprent, sprinkled - sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops"
    Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
,Verb sprinkle has 4 senses
  1. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
    --1 is one way to discharge
    Derived form: noun sprinkling1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. sprinkle, splash, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"
    --2 is one way to scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
    Derived forms: noun sprinkle2, noun sprinkler1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
    Somebody ----s something with something
  3. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
    --3 is one way to rain, rain down
    Derived forms: noun sprinkle1, noun sprinkling2
    Sample sentence:
    It is ----ing
  4. sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
    --4 is one way to wet
    Derived forms: noun sprinkle2, noun sprinkler1, noun sprinkling4
    Sample sentence:
    They sprinkle the bread with melted butter
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