sprinkling
noun/ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
/ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
(also sprinkle)
[usually singular] sprinkling (of something/somebody)- a small amount of a substance that is dropped somewhere, or a number of things or people that are spread or included somewhere
- Add a sprinkling of pepper.
- There was a sprinkling of freckles on her cheeks.
- Most were men, but there was also a sprinkling of young women.
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