sprinkle

Meanings

• a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
• the act of sprinkling or splashing water
• distribute loosely
• cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
• rain gently
  • "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
• scatter with liquid; wet lightly
  • "Sprinkle the lawn"

Synonyms

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