What is the meaning of sprinkle?

noun

• A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.
  • synonyms: scattering, sprinkling
• The act of sprinkling or splashing water.
  • usage: "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
  • synonyms: sprinkling, sparge

verb

• Distribute loosely.
  • usage: "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
  • synonyms: scatter, dot, dust, disperse
• Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.
  • usage: "She splashed the water around her"
  • synonyms: splash, splosh
• Rain gently.
  • usage: "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
  • synonyms: spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
• Scatter with liquid; wet lightly.
  • usage: "Sprinkle the lawn"
  • synonyms: sparge, besprinkle