noun
sprinkling
noun
1
A small, thinly scattered amount of something.
"There was just a sprinkling of snow on the rooftops."
"A sprinkling of fans turned up despite the rain."
How to Use Sprinkling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, scattered amount of something — not much, spread thinly.
Common pairings
a sprinkling of snow
a sprinkling of guests
Word Forms
sprinklings plural
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There was just a _____ of snow on the rooftops.