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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Sprinkling

/(-klĭng)/ · Sprin·kling · IPA /sprˈɪŋklɪŋ/
01 n. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.
  1. 1.
    The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.
    “Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water.” — Ayliffe.
  2. 2.
    A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.
  3. 3.
    Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like separate drops, or as if scattered like drops.