sprinkle

n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others

nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkling}]

2: watering with a sprinkler [syn: {sprinkling}]

v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the

wagon." [syn: {scatter}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]

2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force; "She

splashed the water around her" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}]

3: rain gently [syn: {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]

4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:

{besprinkle}]