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sprinkle

('spr/I//N/k/@/l )

a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
scattering, sprinkling

source: wordnet30
the act of sprinkling or splashing water(noun.act)

Synonym:
sparge, sprinkling

source: wordnet30
A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.(noun)

source: webster1913

distribute loosely(verb.contact)

Synonym:
disperse, dot, dust, scatter

source: wordnet30
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force(verb.contact)

Synonym:
splash, splosh

source: wordnet30
rain gently(verb.weather)

Example:
It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick.

Synonym:
patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit

source: wordnet30
scatter with liquid; wet lightly(verb.change)

Example:
Sprinkle the lawn.

Synonym:
besprinkle, sparge

source: wordnet30
To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc.(verb)

source: webster1913
To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles.(verb)

source: webster1913

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