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Spatter

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Noun

1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering

the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Example Sentences:
'he heard a spatter of gunfire'

2. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Verb

3. plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash

dash a liquid upon or against

Example Sentences:
'The mother splashed the baby's face with water'

4. patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle

rain gently

Example Sentences:
'It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick'

5. bespatter, spatter

spot, splash, or soil

Example Sentences:
'The baby spattered the bib with food'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spatter

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verb
1. 
to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops
to spatter mud on the car
mud spattered in her face
2. (transitive)
to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid)
3. (transitive)
to slander or defame
4. (intransitive)
to shower or rain down
bullets spattered around them
noun
5. 
the sound of something spattering
6. 
something spattered, such as a spot or splash
7. 
the act or an instance of spattering

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Spatter

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verb transitive
1. 
to scatter in drops or small blobs
to spatter red paint over blue
2. 
to splash, spot, or soil with such drops or blobs
3. 
to defame or slander
verb intransitive
4. 
to emit or spurt out in drops or small blobs, as fat in frying
5. 
to fall or strike in or as in a shower, as raindrops or pellets
noun
6. 
a. 
the act or an instance of spattering
b. 
the sound of this
7. 
a mark or wet spot caused by spattering
8. 
a small amount or number

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spatter

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v. spat·tered, spat·ter·ing, spat·ters
v.tr.
1. To scatter (a liquid, for example) in drops or small amounts: spattered the paint on the canvas.
2. To spot, splash, or soil with drops or small amounts: The passing car spattered my pants with mud.
3. To strike or land on in a dispersed way: Rain spattered the pavement.
v.intr.
1. To come forth in drops or small amounts: Hot grease spattered in all directions.
2. To fall in a shower or make contact in a dispersed way, as rain or bullets.
n.
1. The act or an instance of spattering: a spatter of mud on his pants.
2. A spattering sound: awakened by the spatter of rain on the window.
3.
a. A drop or splash of something spattered: spatters of paint on his shoes.
b. A small amount; a smattering: just a spatter of praise.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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