What is the meaning of sprinkling?

noun

• A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly.
  • usage: "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
  • synonyms: scattering
• A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.
  • synonyms: scattering, sprinkle
• The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare.
  • synonyms: aspersion
• The act of sprinkling or splashing water.
  • usage: "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
  • synonyms: sprinkle, sparge

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