sprinkle

nouns

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
sparge, sprinkle, sprinkling

verbs

distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
is derived from
sprinkling
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
"She splashed the water around her"
splash, splosh, sprinkle
is derived from
sprinkler
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle
is derived from
sprinkling
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle
is derived from
sprinkler
is derived from
sprinkling