sprinkle

Definitions

• (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
• (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
• (intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
• (intransitive) To rain very lightly outside.
• (transitive) To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.