(~s, sprinkling, ~d)
1.
If you ~ a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it.
Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan...
Cheese can be ~d on egg or vegetable dishes.
VERB: V n with n, be V-ed on n
2.
If something is ~d with particular things, it has a few of them throughout it and they are far apart from each other.
Unfortunately, the text is ~d with errors...
Men in green army uniforms are ~d throughout the huge auditorium.
VERB: be V-ed with n, be V-ed prep
3.
If it is sprinkling, it is raining very lightly. (AM; in BRIT, use spit )
VERB