[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"sprinkle"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/scattering]scattering[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/sprinkling]sprinkling[/URL]] [*]the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sprinkling]sprinkling[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/sparge]sparge[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/scatter]scatter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/dot]dot[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/dust]dust[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/disperse]disperse[/URL]] [*]cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/splash]splash[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/splosh]splosh[/URL]] [*]rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/spit]spit[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/spatter]spatter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/patter]patter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/pitter-patter]pitter-patter[/URL]] [*]scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sparge]sparge[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/besprinkle]besprinkle[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sprinkle]http://www.word.sc/sprinkle[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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