sprin ‧ kling /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
a small amount of something, especially scattered over an area
sprinkling of
The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow.
sprin ‧ kling /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
a small amount of something, especially scattered over an area
sprinkling of
The hilltops were covered with a sprinkling of snow.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012