sprinkle meaning and definition

SPRINKLE noun

Definition of sprinkle (noun)

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

SPRINKLE verb

Definition of sprinkle (verb)

1. distribute loosely
   • "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
   • synonyms: disperse, dot, dust, scatter
2. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
   • "She splashed the water around her"
   • synonyms: splash, splosh
3. rain gently
   • "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
   • synonyms: patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit
4. scatter with liquid; wet lightly
   • "Sprinkle the lawn"
   • synonyms: besprinkle, sparge