- present participle of sprinkle.
sprinkling
Example Sentences
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Others were seen sprinkling water to cool them.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
"The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it," said Ji.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
The technique involves attaching an original sketch to an adhesive backing, cutting it out, strategically sprinkling sand on the desired areas, then removing any misplaced grains one by one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
She walked the streets of old Jerusalem muttering her new words in Arabic, sprinkling them down into cracks between stones.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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