Read the dictionary definition of sprinkle. All definitions for this word.
1. the act of sprinkling or splashing water
1. baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
2. a sparge of warm water over the malt
2. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
3. scatter with liquid; wet lightly
1. Sprinkle the lawn
4. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
1. She splashed the water around her
5. distribute loosely
1. He scattered gun powder under the wagon
6. rain gently
1. It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
