Synonyms for Sprinkling (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly):
scattering
WordNet sense 2 (a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby):
sprinkle
WordNet sense 3 (the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)):
aspersion
WordNet sense 4 (the act of sprinkling or splashing water):
sparge
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