<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled sugar on the cake.</li><li>to disperse or distribute here and there.</li><li>to overspread with drops or particles of water, powder, or the like: to sprinkle a lawn.</li><li>to diversify or intersperse with objects scattered here and there.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or an instance of sprinkling.</li><li>small particles of chocolate, candy, sugar, etc., used as a decorative topping for cookies, cakes, ice-cream cones, and the like.</li><li>a light rain.</li><li>a small quantity or number.</li><li>a small party given to celebrate a mother-to-be or bride-to-be as an alternative to a larger bridal or baby shower: We decided to skip the big baby shower and just have a sprinkle this time.</li><li>something used for sprinkling: a holy-water sprinkle.</li></ul>