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English noun: sprinkling | |||
| 1. | sprinkling (quantity) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly | ||
| Samples | The first scatterings of green. A sprinkling of grey at his temples. | ||
| Synonyms | scattering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 2. | sprinkling (phenomenon) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | ||
| Synonyms | scattering, sprinkle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain shower, shower | ||
| 3. | sprinkling (act) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) | ||
| Synonyms | aspersion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baptism | ||
| 4. | sprinkling (act) the act of sprinkling or splashing water | ||
| Samples | Baptized with a sprinkling of holy water. A sparge of warm water over the malt. | ||
| Synonyms | sparge, sprinkle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | watering | ||
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