sprinkling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sprinkling	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for sprinkling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sprinkling n a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" Synonym(s): scattering, sprinkling a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby Synonym(s): scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) Synonym(s): aspersion, sprinkling the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" Synonym(s): sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}.] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf. {Sprent}.] 1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc. 2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand. 3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. --Heb. x. 22.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprinkling \Sprin"kling\, 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 drops. --Craik.