sprinkling

noun

sprin·kling ˈspriŋ-kliŋ How to pronounce sprinkling (audio)

: a limited quantity or amount : modicum

: a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles

: a small number distributed at random : scattering

Example Sentences

a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program

Recent Examples on the Web With plenty of olive oil to sauté their garlic and vegetables, the duo then gets cooking—and with a final sprinkling of parmesan cheese and basil, the dish is ready to go.

Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022 Another favorite is Genevieve Ko’s Buffalo Corn With Bacon and Eggs, which simply seasons the aforementioned title ingredients with a little Frank’s RedHot sauce and a sprinkling of scallions.

Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Only a sprinkling of relatives, friends and alumni rooted on the Tigers against Marquette.

New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Arm & Hammer also advises that using club soda to scrub the area and the sprinkling baking soda can be used as a home remedy.

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 The Lions stayed in the game with a long blitz-beating touchdown on the opening drive, three successful trick plays — a surprise onside kick and two fake punts — a sprinkling of nice throws by Goff, and various screens, draws and the like.

Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2021 The cocktail arrived with a regular lime wedge along a volcanic salt rim, with a light sprinkling of gold dust instead.

Megha Mcswain, Chron, 27 July 2022 There was a healthy sprinkling of SDSU Aztecs red and black among luncheon attendees.

Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022 The chef sent out an amuse of crispy cannons of mushroom duxelle and Hudson Valley cheddar topped with a sprinkling of Australian truffles.

John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022 See More

sprinkling 1 of 3

noun

as in handful

a small number a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

handful
couple
few
sprinkle
smattering
scatter
scattering
smatter
minority
modicum
whit
grain
fragment
shred
molecule
jot
iota
atom
particle
tittle
crumb
scrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loads
many
multitude
thousands
flock
mountain
crowd
host
army
horde
majority
excess
scads
oodles
legion
plenty
abundance
surplus
gazillion
pile
quantity
zillion
plenty
lot
heap
mass
profusion
wealth
pot
slew
jillion
stack
kazillion
raft
most
gobs
reams
plenitude
deal
peck
wad
slather
much

as in little

a very small amount just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program

Synonyms & Similar Words

little
splash
glimmer
hint
shred
bit
touch
speck
lick
dab
tad
handful
smidgen
spark
trace
particle
pinch
spatter
smidgeon
dash
sliver
fleck
soupçon
smack
crumb
smidgin
ounce
smidge
suspicion
peanuts
ray
streak
smell
dram
scintilla
dose
shade
minimum
scruple
mite
portion
drop
grain
skosh
spot
drop in the bucket
bite
nip
ace
modicum
strain
smattering
taste
shadow
whit
driblet
scattering
part
snap
nibble
dot
semblance
mote
granule
minim
section
jot
patch
iota
molecule
syllable
vestige
tittle
fragment
scrap
morsel
smatter
atom
hoot
flake
flyspeck
nubbin
clipping
shiver
shaving
splinter
shard
paring
smithereens
chip
tatter
shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loads
pile
quantity
fistful
plenty
abundance
heaps
lot
bucket
mass
mountain
gobs
wealth
profusion
boatload
stack
scads
bundle
oodles
lashings
raft
mess
passel
bushel
deal
reams
peck
barrel
wad
excess
volume
surplus
overflow
potful
overabundance
lashins
surfeit
superfluity
much
superabundance
embarrassment
slab
overkill
bonanza
chunk
lump
overmuch
oversupply
hunk
overage

sprinkling

2 of 3

adjective

as in drizzling

Synonyms & Similar Words

drizzling
spitting
pouring
drizzly
drippy
misty
precipitating
mizzly
rainy
wet
stormy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sprinkling

3 of 3

verb

present participle of sprinkle

as in spraying

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water

Synonyms & Similar Words

spraying
peppering
dotting
strewing
scattering
dusting
drizzling
spotting
sowing
speckling
flecking
bestrewing
dappling
spattering
studding
stippling
blanketing
bespattering

as in dotting

to mark with small spots especially unevenly sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut

Synonyms & Similar Words

dotting
peppering
flecking
speckling
staining
spotting
dyeing
dappling
specking
stippling
mottling
splotching
marbling
freckling
striping
blotching
interspersing
blotting
spattering
shooting
streaking
barring
studding
banding
setting
bespattering

单词	sprinkling
释义	sprinkling noun sprin·kling ˈspriŋ-kliŋ 1 : a limited quantity or amount : modicum 2 : a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles 3 : a small number distributed at random : scattering Synonyms couple few handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program Recent Examples on the Web With plenty of olive oil to sauté their garlic and vegetables, the duo then gets cooking—and with a final sprinkling of parmesan cheese and basil, the dish is ready to go. Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022 Another favorite is Genevieve Ko’s Buffalo Corn With Bacon and Eggs, which simply seasons the aforementioned title ingredients with a little Frank’s RedHot sauce and a sprinkling of scallions. Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Only a sprinkling of relatives, friends and alumni rooted on the Tigers against Marquette. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Arm & Hammer also advises that using club soda to scrub the area and the sprinkling baking soda can be used as a home remedy. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 The Lions stayed in the game with a long blitz-beating touchdown on the opening drive, three successful trick plays — a surprise onside kick and two fake punts — a sprinkling of nice throws by Goff, and various screens, draws and the like. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2021 The cocktail arrived with a regular lime wedge along a volcanic salt rim, with a light sprinkling of gold dust instead. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 27 July 2022 There was a healthy sprinkling of SDSU Aztecs red and black among luncheon attendees. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022 The chef sent out an amuse of crispy cannons of mushroom duxelle and Hudson Valley cheddar topped with a sprinkling of Australian truffles. John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1561, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Kids Definition sprinkling noun sprin·kling ˈspriŋ-kliŋ : a very small number or amount a sprinkling of sugar sprinkling 1 of 3 noun 1 as in handful a small number a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance handful couple few sprinkle smattering scatter scattering smatter minority modicum whit grain fragment shred molecule jot iota atom particle tittle crumb scrap Antonyms & Near Antonyms loads many multitude thousands flock mountain crowd host army horde majority excess scads oodles legion plenty abundance surplus gazillion pile quantity zillion plenty lot heap mass profusion wealth pot slew jillion stack kazillion raft most gobs reams plenitude deal peck wad slather much See More 2 as in little a very small amount just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program Synonyms & Similar Words little splash glimmer hint shred bit touch speck lick dab tad handful smidgen spark trace particle pinch spatter smidgeon dash sliver fleck soupçon smack crumb smidgin ounce smidge suspicion peanuts ray streak smell dram scintilla dose shade minimum scruple mite portion drop grain skosh spot drop in the bucket bite nip ace modicum strain smattering taste shadow whit driblet scattering part snap nibble dot semblance mote granule minim section jot patch iota molecule syllable vestige tittle fragment scrap morsel smatter atom hoot flake flyspeck nubbin clipping shiver shaving splinter shard paring smithereens chip tatter shot Antonyms & Near Antonyms loads pile quantity fistful plenty abundance heaps lot bucket mass mountain gobs wealth profusion boatload stack scads bundle oodles lashings raft mess passel bushel deal reams peck barrel wad excess volume surplus overflow potful overabundance lashins surfeit superfluity much superabundance embarrassment slab overkill bonanza chunk lump overmuch oversupply hunk overage See More sprinkling 2 of 3 adjective as in drizzling Synonyms & Similar Words drizzling spitting pouring drizzly drippy misty precipitating mizzly rainy wet stormy Antonyms & Near Antonyms dry sprinkling 3 of 3 verb present participle of sprinkle 1 as in spraying to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water Synonyms & Similar Words spraying peppering dotting strewing scattering dusting drizzling spotting sowing speckling flecking bestrewing dappling spattering studding stippling blanketing bespattering 2 as in dotting to mark with small spots especially unevenly sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut Synonyms & Similar Words dotting peppering flecking speckling staining spotting dyeing dappling specking stippling mottling splotching marbling freckling striping blotching interspersing blotting spattering shooting streaking barring studding banding setting bespattering
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