sprinkle definition

1. the act of sprinkling or splashing water
• examples: baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
• examples: a sparge of warm water over the malt
2. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
• examples: She splashed the water around her
3. rain gently
• examples: It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
4. scatter with liquid; wet lightly
• examples: Sprinkle the lawn