spatter
noun
1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
Similar word(s): spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering
Definition categories: event, noise
2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Similar word(s): spattering, splash, splashing, splattering
verb
1. dash a liquid upon or against
Similar word(s): plash, splash, splatter, splosh, swash
Definition categories: contact, disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
2. rain gently
Similar word(s): patter, spit, sprinkle
Definition categories: weather, rain
3. spot, splash, or soil
- The baby spattered the bib with food
Similar word(s): bespatter
Definition categories: contact, blob, blot, fleck, spot
Sentences with spatter as a verb:
- When my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water.