SPATTER

/ˈspætɚ/

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Definition

/ˈspætɚ/

noun

A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
“There was what looked like a spatter of blood on one wall.”
The sound of droplets hitting a surface.
A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.
A collection of objects scattered like droplets splashed onto a surface.

verb

To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
“When my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water.”
To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
“to spatter blood”
To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
“Make sure the pieces of fish are dry before you put them into the hot oil so that it doesn’t spatter.”

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