1. The application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer
   "The farmer used aerial spraying to distribute pesticides over the large field"
    
2. The dispersion of fungicides, insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
   "The farmer hired a pilot for spraying to protect his fields from pests";
   - crop-dusting
    
3. A quantity of small objects flying through the air
   "a spraying of bullets";
   - spray

1. Scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
   "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
    
2. Cover by spraying with a liquid
   "spray the wall with paint"
    
3. Be discharged in sprays of liquid
   "Water sprayed all over the floor"

Derived forms: sprayings

Type of: application, coating, cover, covering, diffusion, dispersal, disperse, dispersion, dissemination, dot, dust, scatter, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sprinkle

Encyclopedia: Spraying