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sprinkling

/ sprinkling /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"
"a sparge of warm water over the malt"
Type of:
watering
Derived:
sprinkle sparge besprinkle splash splosh
noun Sense 2
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Type of:
baptism
noun Sense 3
a small number dispersed haphazardly
"the first scatterings of green"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
Derived:
scatter sprinkle dot dust disperse
noun Sense 4
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Type of:
shower rain shower
Derived:
sprinkle spit spatter patter pitter-patter
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
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watering baptism small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount shower rain shower