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sprinkling n. [
scattering] a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
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sprinkling n. [
scattering, sprinkle] a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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sprinkling n. [
aspersion] the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
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sprinkling n. [
sprinkle, 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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