What is "sprinkling" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sprinkling mean in English? Meaning of sprinkling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sprinkling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sprinkling": a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

Noun

  • Meaning: a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
  • Example: the first scatterings of green a sprinkling of grey at his temples
  • Synonyms: scattering sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
  • Meaning of "sprinkling": a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

    Noun

  • Meaning: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
  • Synonyms: scattering sprinkle sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: rain shower shower
  • Meaning of "sprinkling": the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
  • Synonyms: aspersion sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: baptism
  • Meaning of "sprinkling": the act of sprinkling or splashing water

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  • Example: baptized with a sprinkling of holy water a sparge of warm water over the malt
  • Synonyms: sparge sprinkle sprinkling
  • Hypernyms: watering
  • Synonyms:

    scattering, smattering, sprinkle, handful, trace, strain, taste, dusting, few, touch, mixture, admixture, dust, tinge, lick, several, powdering,

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