sprinkling

[spring-kling]

noun

1. a small quantity or number scattered here and there.

   Synonyms: hint, dash, touch, sprinkle

2. a small quantity sprinkled or to be sprinkled.

   Synonyms: hint, dash, touch, sprinkle

sprinkling

/ ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ /

noun

1. a small quantity or amount

   a sprinkling of commonsense

Other Word Forms

• sprinklingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sprinkling¹

First recorded in 1400–50, sprinkling is from the late Middle English word sprenclyng. See sprinkle, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A dusting of snowflakes still clung to the envelope, like a sprinkling of white sugar on a cupcake.

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Using hand gestures, he said he saw a DR Congo member waving his hand as if sprinkling or shaking something.

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The celebrity meeting was a sprinkling of star dust for a still relatively new pope and a way for the Catholic Church to engage more with the world beyond.

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A moment later, our friends felt the spray sprinkling against their bodies.

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Try sprinkling a few coffee crystals on top of scooped ice cream for an easy yet elevated caffeinated sweet treat.

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Related Words

• scattering 
• smattering