sprinkling (redirected from sprinklings)

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 [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ]

n

a small quantity or amount a sprinkling of commonsense

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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 a light sprinkling of snow

Translations

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] N

1. (with water) → rociada f
a sprinkling of rain → unas gotitas de lluvia

2. (= small quantity) there was a sprinkling of young people → había unos cuantos jóvenes
a sprinkling of knowledge → unos pocos conocimientos

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n

(= small quantity or amount) [water] → quelques gouttes fpl; [salt] → pincée f; [sugar] → légère couche f; [snow] → fine couche f

(= small number)
a sprinkling of grey hairs → quelques (rares) cheveux blancs
a sprinkling of women ministers → quelques (rares) femmes ministres

sprinkling

n (of rain, dew etc) → ein paar Tropfen; (of sugar etc) → Prise f; (fig, of humour, comedy etc) → Anflug m; (of common sense) → Spur f; there was a sprinkling of grey in his hair → ein paar graue Fäden durchzogen sein Haar; there was a sprinkling of young people → es waren ein paar vereinzelte junge Leute da; a sprinkling of freckles → ein paar Sommersprossen; to give something a sprinkling (with water) → etw besprengen or besprenkeln

sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n (of water, snow) → spruzzatina; (of salt, sugar) → pizzico
there was a sprinkling of young people → c'era qualche giovane

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sprinkling [ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ] n (of water, snow) → spruzzatina; (of salt, sugar) → pizzico
there was a sprinkling of young people → c'era qualche giovane