- sprinkling
- noun Date: 1594 1. a limited quantity or amount ; modicum 2. a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles 3. a small number distributed at random ; scattering
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Sprinkling — can refer to:*Sprinkling, a method of baptism, particularly used for infant baptism.*Sprinkling, a type of character in the video game Viva Piñata.*Sprinkling is a method of creating a causal set from a Lorentzian manifold … Wikipedia
Sprinkling — Sprin kling ( kl[i^]ng), n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. [1913 Webster] Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprinkling — index minimum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sprinkling — small amount, 1590s, from prp. of SPRINKLE (Cf. sprinkle) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
sprinkling — [n] hint, dash admixture, dust, dusting, few, handful, lick, mixture, powdering, scattering, several, smattering, sprinkle, strain, taste, tinge, touch, trace; concept 831 Ant. lot … New thesaurus
sprinkling — ► NOUN ▪ a small, thinly distributed amount … English terms dictionary
sprinkling — [spriŋ′kliŋ] n. 1. a small number, quantity, or amount, esp. one that is sprinkled, scattered, or thinly distributed 2. the act of one that sprinkles … English World dictionary
sprinkling — [[t]sprɪ̱ŋklɪŋ[/t]] N SING: usu N of n A sprinkling of something is a small quantity or amount of it, especially if it is spread over a large area. ...a light sprinkling of snow... Norway has a fair sprinkling of women ministers … English dictionary
sprinkling — UK [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms sprinkling : singular sprinkling plural sprinklings a) a small amount of a liquid or a substance such as sugar or snow on the surface of something a sprinkling of hot pepper b) a small number of… … English dictionary
sprinkling — sprin|kling [ˈsprıŋklıŋ] n [singular] a small amount of something, especially scattered over an area sprinkling of ▪ The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow … Dictionary of contemporary English
sprinkling — noun a sprinkling of a small quantity or amount of something: The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
