1. (

• scattering ,
• sprinkling

) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" ;

2. (

• scattering ,
• sprinkle ,
• sprinkling

) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby ;

3. (

• aspersion ,
• sprinkling

) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) ;

4. (

• sprinkle ,
• sprinkling ,
• sparge

) the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" ;

1. (

• scatter ,
• sprinkle ,
• dot ,
• dust ,
• disperse

) distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" ;

2. (

• sprinkle ,
• splash ,
• splosh ,

) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" ;

3. (

• sprinkle ,
• spit ,
• spatter ,
• patter ,
• pitter-patter

) rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" ;

4. (

• sprinkle ,
• sparge ,
• besprinkle

) scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" ;