What is the meaning of sprinkled?

verb

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