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sprinkling

noun as in hint, dash

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Stephen Colbert dug up the clip and had a laugh, sprinkling on some fun with puns to seal the deal.

The elderly seemed to be the majority of voters turning up to vote but there was a fair sprinkling of young people.

A sprinkling of hands went up, maybe 15 to 20 percent of the audience—“and some of them lie,” he exclaimed.

Sprinkling a little personal responsibility sugar on top can't hurt.

Probably because self-identified Republicans include moderates and even a sprinkling of liberals.

Around the table were seated about twenty persons, amongst whom the usual sprinkling of sacerdotes was not wanting.

Take the plants up with care, sprinkling with water and keeping covered.

It was not alone the slaying and offering of sacrifice, but also the sprinkling of blood that made atonement.

On the left hand were a good sprinkling of popes, among people of all sorts and conditions, but all foreigners.

They sink pits in the pathways of their game, covering them with light sticks and leaves and sprinkling earth over the whole.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sprinkling, such as: scattering, smattering, admixture, dust, dusting, and few.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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