sprinkling

sprin·kling  (sprngklng)

n.

1. A small amount or quantity; a modicum.

2. A small quantity scattered or sparsely distributed.

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sprinkling

Noun

a small quantity or amount: a sprinkling of diamonds

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Sprinkling a small amount falling in drops; a small number scattered here and there.

Examples: sprinkling of blood, 1835; of dung, 1760; of our gentry, 1621; of grey hairs, 1706; of mud, 1760; of people; of pepper; of rain, 1700; of salt, 1842; of foreign words, 1876.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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
	2.	sprinkling - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby sprinkle, scattering rain shower, shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
	3.	sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) aspersion baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
	4.	sprinkling - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" sparge, sprinkle watering - wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"

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sprinkling

noun scattering, dusting, scatter, few, dash, handful, sprinkle, smattering, admixture

Translations

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n [of water] → rociada; [of salt, sugar] → un poco de

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n [of water] → quelques gouttes fpl [of salt]; pincée f [of sugar]; légère couche

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] sprinkle n a sprinkling of (water) → ein paar Tropfen;

(salt, sugar) → eine Prise (fig); ein paar ...

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n [of water] → qualche goccia; [of salt, sugar] → pizzico