sprinkling

nouns

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

"the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"

scattering, sprinkling

is derived from

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling

is derived from

the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

aspersion, 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

is derived from