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sprinkle

/'sprɪŋkəl/

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noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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scattering sprinkling

type of:
shower rain shower
verb
rain gently
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"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

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patter pitter-patter spatter spit

type of:
rain down rain
verb
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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splash splosh

type of:
disperse dot dust scatter
noun
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
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sparge sprinkling

type of:
watering
verb
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
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besprinkle sparge

type of:
wet
verb
distribute loosely
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disperse dot dust scatter

type of:
discharge

Examples of sprinkle

"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"