sprinklings

noun

plural of sprinkling
1
as in handfuls
a small number a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport

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2
as in splashes
a very small amount just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program

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Recent Examples of sprinklings My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinklings
  1. handfuls
  2. splashes
  3. couples
  4. glimmers
  5. hints
  6. specks
  7. little
  8. touches
Noun
  • One account describes pouring 40 handfuls of water, each accompanied by good wishes; another describes pouring water 40 times over the newborn’s head using an eggshell.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Most of us would rather avoid climbing a ladder to pull handfuls of wet leaves out of the gutters, but a little prevention can pay off.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of handfuls
Noun
  • The apron is built to take a beating—oils and rogue splashes barely register, practically rolling right off the surface.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Jazz fusion keyboardist George Duke, however, plays wild splashes of melody on an electric piano in the empty spaces between Waits’s lines.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • Tens of thousands of same-sex couples have built their lives here in Virginia, creating homes, raising children, and contributing to their communities.
    — Virginia Mercury, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Big families sit right next to groups of girlfriends and couples on date nights.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of couples
Noun
  • Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers
Noun
  • The two remain royals, but growing speculation hints that once Prince William ascends the throne, that might change.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But these were mere hints and premonitions of the kind of sway that humans now hold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • Your daring teen will love the waterslides and surf simulator, and your littles will enjoy the splash pads.
    — Alesa Andrew, Parents, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of little
Noun
  • Loyalty to the restaurant and the market have grown through neighborhood-friendly touches like mahjong Mondays and a rainbow Pride Month Gay Card that provides discounts at the restaurant and other local businesses.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three days of conversations about technology and everything technology touches.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of touches

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