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Meaning of spatter in English
Pronunciation
/ˈspædər/
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Verb
spatter
Etymology
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten‘burst, spout’
Definitions
1.
dash a liquid upon or against
Examples
« The mother splashed the baby's face with water »
2.
rain gently
Examples
« It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick »
3.
spot, splash, or soil
Examples
« The baby spattered the bib with food »
Noun
spatter
Definitions
1.
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Examples
« he heard a spatter of gunfire »
2.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface