Added 9 October 2026 sprinkling noun Categories: Describing WordsNatureRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sprinkling at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly. the first scatterings of green A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby. The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare). Related Words: scatteringaspersionwettingspraysprayingwateringdabbleprinkspringingstrewingspreadbespatterer Back to today's word