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Definition of Spatter
1. 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, Spattering, Splash, Splash, Splash, Splashing, Splatter, Splattering, Swash
2. Noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. "He heard a spatter of gunfire"
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Splat, Splutter, Sputter, Sputter
3. Verb. Rain gently. "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
Generic synonyms: Rain, Rain Down
Derivative terms: Sprinkle, Sprinkling
4. Noun. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.
Generic synonyms: Painting
Derivative terms: Splash, Splash, Splash, Splash, Splash, Splatter
5. Verb. Spot, splash, or soil. "They spatter the bread with melted butter"; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
Definition of Spatter
1. v. t. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud.
2. v. i. To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner; to sputter.
Definition of Spatter
1. Verb. To splash with small droplets. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spatter
1. to scatter in drops [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spatter
1. 1. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud. "Upon any occasion he is to be spattered over with the blood of his people." (Burke) 2. To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; as, to spatter blood. 3. To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner. Origin: From the root of spit salvia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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