SCATTERING

• (noun) the act of scattering

  synonyms : scatter , strewing

• (noun) spreading widely or driving off

  synonyms : dispersion

• (noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

  synonyms : sprinkle , sprinkling

• (noun) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

• (noun) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

  "the first scatterings of green", "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"

  synonyms : sprinkling

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