sprinklingsprin‧kling /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ noun [singular] 
Examples
The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow.
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Thesaurus- Add a teaspoon of salt, and a sprinkling of milled pepper.
- Decorate with raspberries and redcurrants, fruit leaves and sprinkling of Sweetex Granulated.
- Her gaze lingered on his pallor and the sprinkling of grey in his darkish hair.
- I've put a sprinkling of brown sugar and a dash of milk on it.
- I face the lonely and exposed landscape, softened in this dying hour of the day by a late sprinkling of sun.
- Not much on contemporary art but a sprinkling of the new art history proves that publishers are aware of current trends.
- There are three apartments available, appointed in simple style with a sprinkling of original Umbrian peasant furniture.
Longman Language Activatorrain► rain
a small amount of something, especially scattered over an areasprinkling of water that falls from the sky in small drops: the rain: · The rain was beating against the window.in the rain: · I like walking in the rainheavy/torrential rain (=a lot of rain): · The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain.· The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.light rain (=a little rain): · Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.rain falls (=comes down from the sky): · Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.acid rain (=rain that contains harmful chemicals from industry): · When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.
► rain if it rains , water falls from the sky in the form of small drops: it rains: · It rained all night, and half the day after.· Take an umbrella in case it rains.
► it's raining spoken use this to say that rain is falling now: · Look, it's raining again.· Is it still raining?it's raining hard/heavily (=raining a lot): · It had been raining heavily and the ground was very soft.
► it's pouring spoken use this to say that it is raining very hard: · As soon as I got outside it started pouring.it's pouring with rain British: · It was pouring with rain and she had forgotten her umbrella.
► it's drizzling spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain: · I think I'll walk to work - it's only drizzling.
► it's sprinkling American spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long: · "Is it raining out?" "It's just sprinkling."
► wet/rainy if the weather is wet or rainy , it rains a lot: · It's been wet all week.· You should bring a waterproof jacket and strong boots in case of wet weather.· a rainy weekend in November
► shower a short period of rain, especially light rain: · It was just a shower, so we didn't get too wetheavy showers (=when a lot of rain falls for short periods): · Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.light showers (=when a small amount of rain falls during short periods): · The weather will be cloudy with light showers in places.
► the wet spoken wet weather outdoors: · Come on in out of the wet.
► the rainy season/the Monsoon a time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries: · The seeds must be planted in time for the rainy season.· At this time of year, before the Monsoon, the river is at its lowest.monsoon rains: · During the monsoon rains, torrents of water spill down the mountains.
The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow.