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   spatter

   /ˈspatə/

   verb

   • 1. cover with drops or spots of something: "passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud"
   • ▪ scatter or splash (liquid, mud, etc.) over a surface: "he spatters grease all over the cooker"
   • ▪ fall so as to be scattered over an area: "she watched the raindrops spatter down"

   noun

   • 1. a spray or splash of something: "she stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps"
   • ▪ a sprinkling: "there was a spatter of freckles over her nose"
   • ▪ a short outburst of sound: "the sharp spatter of shots"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPATTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPATTER definition: 1. to drop small drops of liquid, etc. on a surface, or (of liquid) to fall, especially noisily, in…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spatterSpatter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. 1. a. : the act or process of spattering : the state of being spattered. b. : the noise of spattering. 2. a. : a drop or splash spattered on something or a spot or stain due to spattering.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › spatterSpatter - definition of spatter by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. The act or an instance of spattering: a spatter of mud on his pants. 2. A spattering sound: awakened by the spatter of rain on the window. 3. a. A drop or splash of something spattered: spatters of paint on his shoes. b. A small amount; a smattering: just a spatter of praise. [Perhaps of Low German origin.]

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPATTER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to drop small drops of liquid, etc. on a surface, or (of liquid) to fall, especially noisily, in small drops: Two bikes raced by and spattered mud over our clothes. The bikes spattered them with mud. They could hear raindrops spattering on the roof of the car. Fewer examples.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › spatterSPATTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Spatter definition: to scatter or dash in small particles or drops. See examples of SPATTER used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › spatter_2spatter noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   spatter (of something) a number of drops of a liquid or small amounts of something that hit a surface; the noise this makes. a spatter of rain against the window; a spattering of blood (figurative) a spatter of applause

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › spatterspatter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   6 days ago · (transitive, figuratively) To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing. (transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around. to spatter blood. (transitive, figurative) To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.