sprinkling

Definition of Sprinkling in English :

1. scattering, sprinkling

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

Example Sentences:
'the first scatterings of green'
'a sprinkling of grey at his temples'

2. scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

3. aspersion, sprinkling

the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

4. sparge, sprinkle, sprinkling

the act of sprinkling or splashing water

Example Sentences:
'baptized with a sprinkling of holy water'
'a sparge of warm water over the malt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sprinkling

noun

a small quantity or amount

a sprinkling of common sense

noun

1.

a small number, quantity, or amount, esp. one that is sprinkled, scattered, or thinly distributed

2.

the act of one that sprinkles

n.

1. A small amount or quantity; a modicum.

2. A small quantity scattered or sparsely distributed.