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SPRINKLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of sprinkling or splashing water
Example:
a sparge of warm water over the malt
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sprinkling" is a kind of...):
watering (wetting with water)
Derivation:
sprinkle (scatter with liquid; wet lightly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Synonyms:
aspersion; sprinkling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sprinkling" is a kind of...):
baptism (a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Synonyms:
scattering; sprinkle; sprinkling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("sprinkling" is a kind of...):
rain shower; shower (a brief period of precipitation)
Derivation:
sprinkle (rain gently)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
Example:
a sprinkling of grey at his temples
Synonyms:
scattering; sprinkling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("sprinkling" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Derivation:
sprinkle (distribute loosely)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb sprinkle
