- present participle of sprinkle.
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Origin of sprinkling
First recorded in 1400–50, sprinkling is from the late Middle English word sprenclyng. See sprinkle, -ing 1
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Despite a sprinkling of votes for other players, Myha'la became the second casualty of the episode.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
You hadn’t had “Twin Peaks,” although we were kind of slightly “The Office,” “Twin Peaks,” sprinkling of “Northern Exposure” maybe, but nothing I think of that sort had been for a while.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Baltimore used to address its vacant issue on a citywide basis, sprinkling funds across neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
“I miss him,” Lorraine sighed, sprinkling salt into the boiling water.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
It's not a self-help book by any means, but there are some little sprinklings of actionable data in the book.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
But one factor is that many vaccine-related conspiracy theories contain sprinklings of truth.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Any that are found must come from geologically recent sprinklings.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
What 5th Avenue artistic director Berry does, with flair and propulsion, is honor the original and bring it to life with more Latinx actors in the mix and sprinklings of Spanish in the dialogue.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
This one, however, still showed sprinklings of gold.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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