Hyphenation of sprinkling

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sprinkling? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sprin-kling

Definitions of sprinkling:

1.	A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly The first scatterings of green A sprinkling of grey at his temples
2.	A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
3.	The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
4.	The act of sprinkling or splashing water Baptized with a sprinkling of holy water A sparge of warm water over the malt

Synonyms of sprinkling:

noun	scattering, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
noun	scattering, sprinkle, shower, rain shower
noun	aspersion, baptism
noun	sprinkle, sparge, watering

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.