definition of
sprinkle

[1] #1 sprinkle v. [scatter, dot, dust, disperse] distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon". wn

[2] #2 sprinkle v. [splash, splosh] cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her". wn

[3] #3 sprinkle n. [scattering, sprinkling] a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby. wn

[4] #4 sprinkle n. [sprinkling, sparge] the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt". wn

[5] #5 sprinkle v. [spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter] rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick". wn