sprinkling

sprinkle (someone or something) with (something)

To cover or coat someone or something with lots of small drops or particles of something. I sprinkled the diorama with glitter to give it a festive look. Bits of ash that had been spewed out of the volcano sprinkled onto the town below.
See also: sprinkle

sprinkle on

1. To fall on someone or something in small drops or particles. We could feel the first drops of rain starting to sprinkle down on us. Bits of ash that had been spewed out of the volcano sprinkled on the town below.
2. To disperse or scatter small drops or particles of something (onto someone or something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sprinkle" and "on." I sprinkled on lots of glitter to give the diorama a festive look. The priest sprinkled holy water on the celebrants.
See also: on, sprinkle

sprinkle onto (someone or something)

1. To fall on someone or something in small drops or particles. We could feel the first drops of rain starting sprinkling onto us. Bits of ash that had been spewed out of the volcano sprinkled onto the town below.
2. To disperse or scatter small drops or particles of something (onto someone or something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sprinkle" and "on." I sprinkled glitter onto the diorama to give it a festive look. The priest sprinkled holy water onto the celebrants.
See also: sprinkle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sprinkle something on(to) someone or something

 and sprinkle something on
to scatter or dribble something onto someone or something. The minister sprinkled the water onto the baby. The cook sprinkled on a dusting of powdered sugar.
See also: on, sprinkle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
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The consultation reports of one of the authors (J.R.) from January 1991 to the present were searched for the word "sprinkling." A total of 16 cases were found.
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Four matched groups were separated from these 80 samples for four different sprinkling conditions (0, 10, 20 and 30 days).
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Pouring and sprinkling do not have much symbolic meaning.
The Reform of Baptism and Confirmation in American Lutheranism
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Secondhand exposure from previous tenants sprinkling mercury on floors also remains a problem because the contamination can remain for over a decade.
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They are sprinkling the substance in pig barns to control the pungent scent surrounding the animals.
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What if, once in a while, the congregation waiting for Mass to begin were to be greeted by the celebrant/ presider walking down the aisle (cope optional), sprinkling Holy Water while saying the beautiful prayer ("Sprinkle me with hyssop") that was part of the asperges ritual?
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Because the foundry heel melts, the sprinkling helps reduce molten metal splash, and protects the lining from serious injury.
J.B. Foote Foundry Co., Inc., Fredericktown, Ohio
Thus, the trustee of a QSST could not be granted a sprinkling power (i.e., the power to distribute income and corpus among beneficiaries).
SBJPA expands types of trusts that qualify as subchapter S shareholders
Or drop the soy sauce and top with a sprinkling of grated parmesan.
Just the facts
2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 250g chestnut mushrooms, cleaned and thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 3-4 tbsp thyme leaves, finely chopped butter, for spreading 12 slices of thin-sliced white sandwich bread 100g grated gruyere or cheddar, for sprinkling
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The bench comprising Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Syed Afsar Shah also directed the Peshawar Development Authority's director general, Israrul Haq, to increase water sprinkling along the route of the BRT project so as to mitigate dust pollution.
Court directs EPA to monitor pollution on BRT route
Summary: New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Following a directive by Delhi's Environment Minister Imran Hussain, the Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited on Friday has been assgined to settle down particulate matter (PM) in the national capital region through aerial sprinkling in Delhi.
Pawan Hans to settle down PM in Delhi through aerial sprinkling
He maintained that sprinkling and drip irrigation system was also being introduced to fulfil water shortage.
Agri deptt organising competition among farmers
"Once I walked out of the fax room, I saw the suspect waving the lighter with one hand and sprinkling benzene with the other.
Salesman accused of attempt to set exchange house on fire