sprinkling

n 1: a small number dispersed haphazardly: "the first scatterings

of green" [syn: {scattering}]

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

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

3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: {aspersion}]

4: watering with a sprinkler [syn: {sprinkle}]