sprinkling
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Noun (4)
- a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly“the first scatterings of green”“a sprinkling of grey at his temples”Synonyms: scattering
- a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearbySynonyms: scatteringsprinkle
- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)Synonyms: aspersion
- the act of sprinkling or splashing water“baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”“a sparge of warm water over the malt”Synonyms: sprinklesparge
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sprin′kling (-klĭng), noun
1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.
Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water.— John Ayliffe
2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.
3. Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like separate drops, or as if scattered like drops. George Lillie Craik
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54