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[ spring-kling ] / ˈsprɪŋ klɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sprinkling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small quantity or number scattered here and there. a small quantity sprinkled or to be sprinkled. Origin of sprinklingFirst recorded in 1400–50, sprinkling is from the late Middle English word sprenclyng.See sprinkle, -ing1 SYNONYMS FOR sprinkling1, 2 sprinkle, touch, dash, hint. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sprinkling ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sprinklingsprin·kling·ly, adverbWords nearby sprinklingspringy, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinklered, sprinkler system, sprinkling, sprint, sprint medley, sprit, sprite, sprite crab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sprinklingStephen Colbert dug up the clip and had a laugh, sprinkling on some fun with puns to seal the deal. Dumpster Politicians, Jeter Tributes, and More Viral Videos|Jack Holmes|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST A sprinkling of hands went up, maybe 15 to 20 percent of the audience—“and some of them lie,” he exclaimed. The Key to Being a Leader During Crisis? Break the Rules|Eleanor Clift|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sprinkling a little personal responsibility sugar on top can't hurt. Remember the Party of Personal Responsibility?|Michael Tomasky|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Probably because self-identified Republicans include moderates and even a sprinkling of liberals. 'Independents' are Not Moderates|David Frum|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Most also are George W. Bush/Dick Cheney/Don Rumsfeld retreads, with a dash of Reaganites and a sprinkling of realists thrown in. The Republican Party Is Losing Its Grip on Foreign Policy|Leslie H. Gelb|November 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST It possesses its own nouns, verbs and other parts of speech, a sprinkling of slang, and practically no "swear" words. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young As they got closer to downtown Kowloon, however, Chinese predominated, with only a sprinkling of what were evidently Englishmen. The Caves of Fear|John Blaine Toward the end of our ride we got where the ground was more fertile, and there had recently been a sprinkling of rain. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches|Theodore Roosevelt It was the home of the three hundred miners and their families,—mostly Huns, but with a sprinkling of Cornishmen. The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter Baste them with butter, and take them up with the gravy in, sprinkling a little over them before they are quite done. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
British Dictionary definitions for sprinkling
nouna small quantity or amounta sprinkling of commonsense Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sprinklingscattering, smattering, sprinkle, handful, trace, strain, taste, dusting, few, touch, mixture, admixture, dust, tinge, lick, powdering, several |