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Verb: sparge  spaa(r)j
  1. Agitate by introducing air or compressed gas
    "sparge the water"
     
  2. Scatter with liquid; wet lightly
    "The gardener sparged the seedlings";
    - sprinkle, besprinkle
Noun: sparge  spaa(r)j
  1. The act of sprinkling or splashing water
    "a sparge of warm water over the malt";
    - sprinkle, sprinkling

Derived forms: sparged, sparging, sparges

Type of: agitate, shake, watering, wet

Encyclopedia: Sparge