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1. (n.) sprinkling
a small quantity scattered here and there.
2. sprinkling
a small quantity sprinkled or to be sprinkled.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scattering, sprinkling
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
"the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
2. (noun) scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
3. (noun) aspersion, sprinkling
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
4. (noun) sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
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1. (noun) sprinkling
the act of one who, or that which, sprinkles
2. (noun) sprinkling
a small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow
3. (noun) sprinkling
hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like drops
4. sprinkling
of Sprinkle
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Sense: a small amount or a few
There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.
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 Afrikaans: klein hoeveelheid |
 Arabic: قَليلٌ من، رَشَّةٌ مِن |
 Bulgarian: малък брой |
 Brazilian: uns poucos |
 Czech: pár, trocha |
 German: ein paar |
 Danish: nogle få |
 Greek: δείγμα, λιγοστοί |
 Estonian: peotäis, natuke |
 Finnish: muutama |
 French: quelques |
 Hebrew: מְעַט |
 Hindi: थोड़ा सा |
 Croatian: mrvica, mala količina |
 Hungarian: kevéske |
 Indonesian: sedikit |
 Icelandic: reytingur |
 Italian: un po', (piccolo numero) |
 Japanese: わずか |
 Korean: 소수 |
 Lithuanian: saujelė, nedaug |
 Latvian: nedaudz;šķipsniņa; saujiņ |
 Malay: sedikit |
 Dutch: handjevol |
 Norwegian: dryss, noen få |
 Polish: mało, kilka |
 Portuguese: uma certa quantidade |
 Romanian: puţini |
 Russian: небольшое количество |
 Slovak: pár, trocha |
 Slovenian: nekaj |
 Serbian: malo |
 Swedish: gnutta, fåtal |
 Thai: จำนวนเล็กน้อย |
 Turkish: birkaç, tek tük |
 Taiwanese: 少數 |
 Ukrainian: крапля |
 Urdu: کم، قلیل |
 Vietnamese: một số lượng nhỏ |
 Chinese: 少量 |
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