Noun
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the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"
"a sparge of warm water over the malt"
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a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Verb
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scatter with liquid
wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
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rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
- pitter patter -
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
"She splashed the water around her"
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distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"