| noun | a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly “the first scatterings of green” |
| noun | a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby |
| noun | the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) |
| noun | the act of sprinkling or splashing water “baptized with a sprinkling of holy water” |
| verb | distribute loosely “He scattered gun powder under the wagon” |
| verb | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force “She splashed the water around her” |
| verb | rain gently “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick” |
| verb | scatter with liquid; wet lightly “Sprinkle the lawn” |
| sprinkle | verb | distribute loosely |
| scatter | noun | the act of scattering |
| sprinkling | noun | a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly |
| dust | noun | free microscopic particles of solid material |
| dispersive | adjective | spreading by diffusion |
| sprinkle | noun | the act of sprinkling or splashing water |
| sprinkler | noun | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden |
| splash | noun | the act of scattering water about haphazardly |
| splashing | noun | the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface |