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Definition of Splatter
1. Noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. "He heard a spatter of gunfire"
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Splat, Splutter, Sputter, Sputter
2. Verb. Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container. "They splatter the bread with melted butter"; "Splatter water"
Related verbs: Disgorge, Shed, Spill, Run Out, Spill
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Spill, Spill, Spill, Spillage, Spiller
3. Noun. A small quantity of something moist or liquid. "Just a splash of whiskey"
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
Derivative terms: Dab, Splash
4. Verb. Dash a liquid upon or against. "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
Specialized synonyms: Puddle, Slosh, Slosh Around, Slush, Slush Around
Generic synonyms: Disperse, Dot, Dust, Scatter, Sprinkle
Derivative terms: Plash, Spatter, Spattering, Splash, Splash, Splash, Splashing, Splattering, Swash
Definition of Splatter
1. v. i. & t. To spatter; to splash.
Definition of Splatter
1. Noun. An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact. ¹
2. Verb. To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess. ¹
3. Verb. To cause something to splatter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splatter
1. to spatter [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: spatter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splatter
Literary usage of Splatter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"Halliwell. splatter, PLATTER, a splash and splutter. " Then he jumped on to fetch
her, my eyes! what a splatter, ..."
2. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1917)
"The proportions should be 2 : 1 for scratch-coats with hair in proper amount,
3 : 1 for float finish, and 2 : 1 for a splatter- dash. ..."
3. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"Halliwell. splatter, PLATTER, a splash and splutter. " Then he jumped on to fetch
her, my eyes! what a splatter, ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the liquid acted upon: plash (less usual than splash"), splatter (chiefly
US or dial. Eng.); spec, dash (contextual), ..."
5. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"The sound made by dashing liquid is represented by the expression splitter-splatter,
splashy dirt. — Hal. To splutter is to scatter drops about in speaking ..."
6. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"E. splotch, a splash of dirt ; splitter-splatter, splashy dirt. ... splatter-dashes
or spatter-dashes are coverings for the legs to keep off the splashes of ..."
7. Etching, Engraving and the Other Methods of Printing Pictures by Hans Wolfgang Singer, William Strang (1897)
"splatter work, very customary in poster designing and other large lithographic
... Inequalities in the splatter are filled up by means of crayon and pen ..."
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