sparge
sparge · sparges · sparged · sparging
оббризкувати, розбризкувати, барботувати
To sprinkle or sprayTo sprinkle or spray.
/spɑɹd͡ʒ/
Meaning
2 sensesTo sprinkle or spray.
оббризкуватиobbryzkuvaty, розбризкуватиrozbryzkuvaty
(transitive)To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.
барботуватиbarbotuvaty
More definitions
- agitate by introducing air or compressed gas
- scatter with liquid; wet lightly
Translations
1 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
to sprinkle or spray:
to introduce bubbles:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from ProBorrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).
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Forms
sparges, sparging, sparged, spargedSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- scatter with liquid; wet lightly:sprinklebesprinkle
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsparger
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle