sprinkling

sprin·kling

noun \ˈspriŋ-kliŋ\

Definition of SPRINKLING

1

: a limited quantity or amount : modicum

2

: a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles

3

: a small number distributed at random : scattering

Examples of SPRINKLING

1. <a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport>
2. <just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program>

First Known Use of SPRINKLING

1594

Related to SPRINKLING

Synonyms: couple, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, smattering, sprinkle, few

Antonyms: army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion

Related Words: minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

Near Antonyms: majority, most; abundance, excess, plenty, surplus; deal, gobs, heap, lot, mass, much, peck, pile, plenitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, slather, slew, stack, wad, wealth

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Rhymes with SPRINKLING

inkling, twinkling