Sprinkle - Definition

n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
nearby [syn: scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling]
2: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the
malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge]
v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust,
disperse]
2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
"She splashed the water around her" [syn: sprinkle,
splash, splosh]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
[syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-
patter]
4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]