sprinkle
- Verb. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
- Verb. (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
- Verb. (intransitive) To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
- Noun. A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
- Noun. A light rain shower.
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