sprinkling

[ spring-kling ]

/ ˈsprɪŋ klɪŋ /

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noun

a small quantity or number scattered here and there.

a small quantity sprinkled or to be sprinkled.

OTHER WORDS FOR sprinkling

1, 2 sprinkle, touch, dash, hint.

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Origin of sprinkling

First recorded in 1400–50, sprinkling is from the late Middle English word sprenclyng.See sprinkle, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sprinkling

sprin·kling·ly, adverb

Words nearby sprinkling

springy, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinklered, sprinkler system, sprinkling, sprint, sprint medley, sprit, sprite, sprite crab

How to use sprinkling in a sentence

Even the smallest sprinkling of rain, like San Diego experienced on Monday, is often enough to close some local beaches because of the sewage flowing through the Tijuana River.
Morning Report: Costs Climbing for Another Troubled Real Estate Deal|Voice of San Diego|July 27, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Drizzle with a little more olive oil, a sprinkling of fleur de sel and a squeeze of lemon, and serve.
How to host a post-vaccine dinner party: Menu, tips, recipes and more|Adam Roberts|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Describing the page as his only social media account, he has a sprinkling of posts that include some behind-the-scenes moments at work and photos of scripture.
How Hollywood’s ‘Jesus’ Jim Caviezel Went Full QAnon|Cheyenne Roundtree|May 29, 2021|The Daily Beast
Stephen Colbert dug up the clip and had a laugh, sprinkling on some fun with puns to seal the deal.
Dumpster Politicians, Jeter Tributes, and More Viral Videos|Jack Holmes|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The elderly seemed to be the majority of voters turning up to vote but there was a fair sprinkling of young people.
Putin’s People Stage Their Bogus Vote|Jamie Dettmer|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A sprinkling of hands went up, maybe 15 to 20 percent of the audience—“and some of them lie,” he exclaimed.
The Key to Being a Leader During Crisis? Break the Rules|Eleanor Clift|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sprinkling a little personal responsibility sugar on top can't hurt.
Remember the Party of Personal Responsibility?|Michael Tomasky|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Probably because self-identified Republicans include moderates and even a sprinkling of liberals.
'Independents' are Not Moderates|David Frum|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Around the table were seated about twenty persons, amongst whom the usual sprinkling of sacerdotes was not wanting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Take the plants up with care, sprinkling with water and keeping covered.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It was not alone the slaying and offering of sacrifice, but also the sprinkling of blood that made atonement.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
On the left hand were a good sprinkling of popes, among people of all sorts and conditions, but all foreigners.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
They sink pits in the pathways of their game, covering them with light sticks and leaves and sprinkling earth over the whole.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for sprinkling

sprinkling

/ (ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ) /

noun

a small quantity or amounta sprinkling of commonsense

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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