sprinkling

Meanings

Noun

• a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
  • "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
• a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
• the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
• the act of sprinkling or splashing water
  • "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"

Verb

• distribute loosely
• cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
• rain gently
• scatter with liquid; wet lightly

Synonyms

aspersion, besprinkle, disperse, dot, dust, patter, pitter-patter, scatter, scattering, sparge, spatter, spit, splash, splosh, sprinkle