sprinkling

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"

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

the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"