SPRINKLING Synonyms: 211 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈspriŋ-kliŋ

Definition of sprinkling

as in handful

a small number a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport

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as in splash

a very small amount just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program

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sprinkling

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adjective

as in drizzling

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sprinkling

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verb

present participle of sprinkle

as in spraying

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water

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as in dotting

to mark with small spots especially unevenly sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut

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Recent Examples of sprinkling

Noun

This one promised not only travel-show vibes but, perhaps, a sprinkling of reality TV, another guilty pleasure of mine. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

Didier Fuentes has essentially filled in as the setup man in Suarez’s absence, with left-hander Dylan Lee also sprinkling in some appearances. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The duo wants to be there for the good, the bad, and the questionably smelly while sprinkling some happy-go-lucky magic over all of it. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sprinkling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinkling

Noun

An introduction involving Spider-Man and a tank expanded from a handful of words into 11 shots and roughly 52 seconds of footage.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
But as the technology and its use by federal agencies expands, a handful of people have taken matters into their own hands.

— Hannah Chinn, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of handful

Adjective

Nothing will keep you from sleeping or distract you from studying like itchy bug bites or the constant sneezing and drippy nose of seasonal allergies.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Sophie is a wet cardigan of a protagonist—drippy, colorless and so devoid of personality that most of her exchanges with her best friend concern an actual lost cardigan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of drippy

Verb

Combatting it typically requires spraying synthetic fungicides from large tractors, which is expensive and harmful to farmworkers, soil, and wine quality.

— Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Yet after spraying the stuff up his nose for just three days, KFF notes the peptide user fell seriously ill.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spraying

Noun

Jeff said couples have set prices from $25 to $150 a seat, with an average of about $50.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The Afghan couple raised her for 18 months, but during that time the Masts also obtained a final adoption order from a Virginia court without notifying them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of couple

Noun

Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of glimmer

Adjective

On a drizzly morning in March 2025, a bright blue dive boat motored through Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia toward the Tufts Cove generating station.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Together with Prince William, the Princess spent a drizzly afternoon highlighting the New Employment Opportunities Network, a pilot program helping young people at risk of homelessness find work.

— Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drizzly

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