1. small amounts of something spread over a wide area or occurring irregularly
Usage: plural form

Examples

• There were scatterings of snow on the mountain peaks.
• The archaeologists found scatterings of pottery shards across the site.
• Only scatterings of people attended the early morning meeting.
• Scatterings of wildflowers dotted the meadow.
• The storm left scatterings of debris throughout the neighborhood.
• We saw scatterings of stars through the cloudy sky.