Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)scattering, sprinklinga small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly“the first scatterings of green”, “a sprinkling of grey at his temples”
(n)scatteringthe physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
(n)scattering, sprinkle, sprinklinga light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby