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Meaning of Sprinkling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to sprinkle.
  2. A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something.
  3. A light shower of rain.
  4. A scattering.

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Examples

“Among the devotees […] were persons who suffered from loathsome skin diseases, such as smallpox, abscesses, and the itch; and among them there was a fair sprinkling of debauchees, who had drunk themselves nearly blind and hoped to recover the use of their precious eyes by parading for a month in this curious mantle.”
“It notes: "The Welsh Government's view is that genuine 'levelling up' cannot simply mean a sprinkling of new, ad hoc rail projects decided in Whitehall, it has to be part of a strategic approach to promoting growth in all parts of the UK."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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