sparge (spärj) tr.v. sparged ,
sparg·ing ,
sparg·es 1. To spray or sprinkle.
2. To run additional water through (a partly or completely drained mash) to extract more fermentable sugars.
3. To introduce air or gas into (a liquid).
[Obsolete French espargier , from Old French, from Latin spargere .]
sparg′er n.
sparge (spɑːdʒ ) vb rare to sprinkle or scatter (something)
[C16: from Latin spargere to sprinkle]
ˈsparger n
sparge (spɑrdʒ) v. sparged, sparg•ing, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to scatter or sprinkle.
n. 2. a sprinkling.
[1550–60; < Latin spargere ]
sparge Past participle: spargedGerund: spargingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I sparge you sparge he/she/it sparges we sparge you sparge they sparge
Preterite I sparged you sparged he/she/it sparged we sparged you sparged they sparged
Present Continuous I am sparging you are sparging he/she/it is sparging we are sparging you are sparging they are sparging
Present Perfect I have sparged you have sparged he/she/it has sparged we have sparged you have sparged they have sparged
Past Continuous I was sparging you were sparging he/she/it was sparging we were sparging you were sparging they were sparging
Past Perfect I had sparged you had sparged he/she/it had sparged we had sparged you had sparged they had sparged
Future I will sparge you will sparge he/she/it will sparge we will sparge you will sparge they will sparge
Future Perfect I will have sparged you will have sparged he/she/it will have sparged we will have sparged you will have sparged they will have sparged
Future Continuous I will be sparging you will be sparging he/she/it will be sparging we will be sparging you will be sparging they will be sparging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been sparging you have been sparging he/she/it has been sparging we have been sparging you have been sparging they have been sparging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been sparging you will have been sparging he/she/it will have been sparging we will have been sparging you will have been sparging they will have been sparging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been sparging you had been sparging he/she/it had been sparging we had been sparging you had been sparging they had been sparging
Conditional I would sparge you would sparge he/she/it would sparge we would sparge you would sparge they would sparge
Past Conditional I would have sparged you would have sparged he/she/it would have sparged we would have sparged you would have sparged they would have sparged
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. sparge - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"watering - wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
Verb 1. sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"shake ,
agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
2. sparge - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"
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sparge - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"