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oversprinkled

oversprinkled is the simple past and past participle of oversprinkle.

Meaning of oversprinkle

Verb

oversprinkle (third-person singular simple present oversprinkles, present participle oversprinkling, simple past and past participle oversprinkled)

  1. (transitive) To sprinkle over.
  2. (nonce-word, transitive) To be sprinkled over (something).
    • While the stars that oversprinkle / All the heavens seem to twinkle / With a crystalline delight.1849, Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells

Questions about oversprinkled

What is oversprinkled the simple past and past participle of?
Oversprinkled is the simple past and past participle of oversprinkle.

Words near oversprinkled in the dictionary

  1. overspreads
  2. overspring
  3. overspringing
  4. oversprings
  5. oversprinkle
  6. oversprinkled
  7. oversprinkles
  8. oversprinkling
  9. oversprung
  10. overspun
  11. oversquare

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