Sprinkle
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of sprinkling or splashing water
"Baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"
"A sparge of warm water over the malt"
(2) A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
verb
(3) Scatter with liquid; wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
(4) Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
"She splashed the water around her"
(5) Distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
(6) Rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
- The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
- To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
- The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.
- To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
- It sprinkled outside all day long.
Noun
- A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
- He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
- A light rain shower.