asperging, vbl. n.
(əˈspɜːdʒɪŋ)
[f. asperge v. + -ing1.]
The action of sprinkling (with holy water). Also attrib.
| 1865 Tylor Early Hist. Mankind ix. 258 The priest stands with an asperging-brush in his hand, with which he sprinkles them with holy water. |