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   Spat·ter

   /ˈspadər/

   

   verb

   • 1. cover with drops or spots of something: "passing vehicles spattered his shoes and pants with mud"
   • ▪ scatter or splash (liquid, mud, etc.) over a surface: "he spatters grease all over the stove"
   • ▪ fall so as to be scattered over an area: "she watched the raindrops spatter down"

   noun

   • 1. a spray or splash of something: "she stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps"
   • ▪ a sprinkling: "there was a spatter of freckles over her nose"
   • ▪ a short outburst of sound: "the sharp spatter of shots"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’.

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   to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops. mud spattered in her face. to spatter mud on the car. tr to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid) tr to slander or defame. intr to shower or rain down. bullets spattered around them.

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   SPATTER meaning: to cover someone or something with small drops of liquid without intending to: . Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spatterSpatter - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of spatter. verb. dash a liquid upon or against. synonyms: plash, splash, splatter, splosh, swash. see more. verb. spot, splash, or soil. “The baby spattered the bib with food” synonyms: bespatter. see more. verb. rain gently. synonyms: patter, pitter-patter, spit, sprinkle. see more. noun.

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   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. [ Perhaps of Low German origin .]

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspatter verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [transitive, often passive] to cover somebody/something with drops of liquid, dirt, etc., especially by accident synonym splash. spatter somebody/something blood-spattered walls. spatter somebody/something with something As the bus passed, it spattered us with mud. spatter something on/over somebody/something Oil was spattered on the floor.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspatter noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   spatter (of something) a number of drops of a liquid or small amounts of something that hit a surface; the noise this makes. a spatter of rain against the window. a spattering of blood. (figurative) a spatter of applause. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

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   verb (used without object) to send out small particles or drops, as falling water: rain spattering on a tin roof. to strike a surface in or as in a shower, as bullets. noun. the act or the sound of spattering: the spatter of rain on a roof. a splash or spot of something spattered. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.