Sprinkling

n.	1.	The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water. - Ayliffe.
	2.	A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.
	3.	Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like separate drops, or as if scattered like drops.

Noun	1.	sprinkling - a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green" Synonyms: scattering
	2.	sprinkling - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby Synonyms: sprinkle, scattering
	3.	sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) Synonyms: aspersion
	4.	sprinkling - the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" Synonyms: sparge, sprinkle

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