noun

1. A light covering with a sprinkled substance.

   “He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.”

2. A light rain shower.

3. An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling.

Synonyms: sprinkling

verb

1. To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

   “The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.”

2. To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.

   “The confectioner sprinkled the cakes with icing sugar.”

3. To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.

   “It sprinkled outside all day long.”