sprinkling

Meaning of sprinkling

verb
  1. To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
    The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
  2. To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
    The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
  3. To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
    It sprinkled outside all day long.
  4. To rain very lightly outside.
    It sprinkled very early in the morning.
  5. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
noun
  1. The action of the verb to sprinkle.
  2. A small amount of (some liquid, powder or other fine substance) that is sprinkled on to something.
  3. A light shower of rain.

Information about sprinkling

  • The plural form of sprinkling is: sprinklings.
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Hyphenation of sprinkling

sprin-kling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • sprinkling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

sprinkling synonyms

Meaning scattering:

scattering, sprinkle

Meaning aspersion:

aspersion

Meaning sprinkle:

sprinkle, sparge

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