sprink
English
Etymology
From Middle English sprengen (“to sprinkle”), from Old English *sprencan, sprengan, sprencgan (“to cause to spring; scatter”), from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *springaną (“to spring”). Cognate with Dutch sprengen, German sprengen. Doublet of English springe.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪŋk
Verb
sprink (third-person singular simple present sprinks, present participle sprinking, simple past and past participle sprinked or sprent)
- (now chiefly dialectal) To sprinkle; splash
Derived terms
- sprinkle
Anagrams
- prinks