sprinkling

/spɹˈɪŋklɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
   “the first scatterings of green”
2. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
3. the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
4. the act of sprinkling or splashing water
   “baptized with a sprinkling of holy water”

Synonyms for sprinkling

• scattering
• sprinkle
• aspersion
• sparge

Words that rhyme with sprinkling

• inkling