sprinkle
noun/ˈsprɪŋkl/
/ˈsprɪŋkl/
- (also sprinkling)[usually singular] 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 sprinkle of cheese and serve.
- (especially North American English) light rain
- We’ve only had a few sprinkles (of rain) recently.
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen.
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