spraying Definition

spray¹
noun

1. A fine mist of small flying drops of liquid.

Thesaurus: mist, drizzle, fog, droplets, froth.
2. A liquid designed to be applied as a mist.

Example: hairspray
3. A device for dispensing a liquid as a mist; an atomizer or aerosol.
4. A shower of small flying objects.

Example: a spray of pellets

verb sprayed, spraying

1. To squirt (a liquid) in the form of a mist.

Thesaurus: splash, scatter, spatter, sprinkle, shower, diffuse.
2. To apply a liquid in the form of a spray to something.

Example: sprayed the car black
3. To subject someone or something to a heavy burst.

Example: sprayed the car with bullets
4. Said of a male animal, eg a cat: to mark (territory) with urine.

Etymology: 17c: from Dutch sprayen.