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   spatter

   /ˈspatə/

   verb

   • 1. cover with drops or spots of something: "passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud"
   • ▪ scatter or splash (liquid, mud, etc.) over a surface: "he spatters grease all over the cooker"
   • ▪ 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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spatterSpatter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   spatter: [noun] the act or process of spattering : the state of being spattered. the noise of spattering.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPATTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPATTER definition: 1. to drop small drops of liquid, etc. on a surface, or (of liquid) to fall, especially noisily, in…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPATTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPATTER meaning: 1. to drop small drops of liquid, etc. on a surface, or (of liquid) to fall, especially noisily, in…. Learn more.

5. 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.

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   Spatter definition: to scatter or dash in small particles or drops. See examples of SPATTER used in a sentence.

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   spatter: 1 v dash a liquid upon or against Synonyms: plash , splash , splatter , splosh , swash Types: puddle make a puddle by splashing water slosh , slosh around , slush , slush around spill or splash copiously or clumsily Type of: disperse , dot , dust , scatter , sprinkle distribute loosely v spot, splash, or soil “The baby spattered the ...

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPATTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   7 meanings: 1. to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops 2..... Click for more definitions.

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   Define spatter. spatter synonyms, spatter pronunciation, spatter translation, English dictionary definition of spatter. v. spat·tered , spat·ter·ing , spat·ters v. tr. 1. To scatter in drops or small amounts: spattered the paint on the canvas. 2. To spot, splash, or soil with...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPATTER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

11. www.yourdictionary.com › spatterSpatter Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Spatter definition: To scatter (a liquid, for example) in drops or small amounts.