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English

Verb

To sprinkle or spray
To introduce bubbles into a liquid

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Italian

Verb

sparge

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Category:Italian verb forms

el:sparge vi:sparge

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.]
To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet sparge
n : the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over
the malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling]
v 1: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the
water"
2: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
sprinkle, besprinkle]

Moby Dictionary
aerosol , asperge , aspergil , aspergillum , atomizer , bedew ,
bespatter , besprinkle , clyster , concentrate sprayer , dabble , damp ,
dampen , dash , dew , douche , enema , foam , fountain syringe , froth ,
hose , hose down , humect , humectate , humidify , irrigate ,
mist concentrate sprayer , moisten , needle bath , nozzle , paddle ,
plash , shower , shower bath , shower head , slobber , slop , slosh ,
sparger , spatter , spindrift , splash , splatter , sponge , spray ,
spray can , sprayer , sprinkle , sprinkler , sprinkler head ,
sprinkling system , spume , swash , syringe , water , watercart ,
watering can , watering pot , wet , wet down