Synonyms of spraying

spraying

verb

present participle of spray

as in sprinkling

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

sprayed the lawn with pesticides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkling
• dotting
• peppering
• strewing
• scattering
• spotting
• dusting
• sowing
• drizzling
• bestrewing
• blanketing
• flecking
• studding
• dappling
• speckling
• stippling
• spattering
• bespattering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spraying

In a Facebook post, officials said a security camera recorded the man spraying the dogs in their faces while they were secured in their yard. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025

After spraying this before a braid takedown, my hair was visibly softer and easier to mange through tangles. —Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

For tougher stains, Stein suggests sprinkling baking soda over the area and then spraying it with a mixture of vinegar and water. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025

Geoengineering is one potential alternative, as ambitious projects could dim the sun by spraying particles in the atmosphere. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

Up until that point, Northern had been charged with murder in the death of his roommate, who indisputably attacked Northern first by spraying him in the face with cleaning chemicals, court records show. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him. —Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025

Iowa State researchers said spraying pyrethroid insecticides, such as Permethrin or Esfenvalerate, on the outside of buildings when the beetles appear may help prevent pest entry, especially for large infestations. —Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Nonlethal measures such as ramming and spraying water cannons are used first with deadly force against those who resist. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025