SPRINKLE

• (noun) the act of sprinkling or splashing water

  "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water", "a sparge of warm water over the malt"

  synonyms : sparge , sprinkling

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

  synonyms : scattering , sprinkling

• (verb) scatter with liquid; wet lightly

  "Sprinkle the lawn"

  synonyms : besprinkle , sparge

• (verb) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

  "She splashed the water around her"

  synonyms : splash , splosh

• (verb) distribute loosely

  "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

  synonyms : disperse , dot , dust , scatter

• (verb) rain gently

  "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

  synonyms : patter , pitter-patter , spatter , spit

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