Synonyms: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge
Definition: the act of sprinkling or splashing water
Usage: baptized with a sprinkling of holy water; a sparge of warm water over the malt
Synonyms: aspersion, sprinkling
Definition: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Similar words: baptism
Definition: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
Usage: most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
Synonyms: sprinkle, sprinkling, scattering
Definition: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Similar words: rain shower, shower
Definition: a brief period of precipitation
Usage: the game was interrupted by a brief shower
Synonyms: sprinkling, scattering
Definition: a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
Usage: the first scatterings of green; a sprinkling of grey at his temples
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude