Definition of sprinkling Sprinkling
/spɹɪˈŋklɪŋ/ - [springkling] - sprin•kling
We found 13 definitions of sprinkling from 4 different sources.
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What does sprinkling mean?
WordNet
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| sprinkling - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" | ||
| sprinkle, sparge | ||
| watering wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering" | ||
| sprinkling - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | ||
| scattering, sprinkle | ||
| rain shower, shower washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" | ||
| sprinkling - a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" | ||
| scattering | ||
| small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | ||
| sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) | ||
| aspersion | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sprinkling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sprinkle - sprinkling (n.)
The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. - sprinkling (n.)
A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow. - sprinkling (n.)
Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like drops.
Part of speech
🔤- sprinkling, verb, gerund of sprinkle (infinitive).
- sprinkling, noun, singular of sprinklings.
