sprinkle

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

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