definition of
sprinkling

[1] #1 sprinkling n. [scattering] a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples". wn

[2] #2 sprinkling n. [scattering, sprinkle] a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby. wn

[3] #3 sprinkling n. [aspersion] the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare). wn

[4] #4 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". wn