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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’.

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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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   The meaning of SPATTER is to spurt forth in scattered drops. How to use spatter in a sentence.

4. 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. More examples.

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

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   verb (used with object) to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself. to splash with something in small particles: to spatter the ground with water. to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPATTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops. to spatter mud on the car. mud spattered in her face. 2. (transitive) to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid) 3. (transitive) to slander or defame. 4. (intransitive) to shower or rain down.

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

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   1. to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops: to spatter mud on the car; mud spattered in her face. 2. ( tr) to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid) 3. ( tr) to slander or defame. 4. ( intr) to shower or rain down: bullets spattered around them.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPATTER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SPATTER definition: to cover someone or something with small drops of liquid without intending to: . Learn more.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spatterSpatter - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Spatter can describe the splashing of a substance, like paint on a piece of wood, or the sound something makes, like the spatter of pebbles against the side of the shed. Experts believe spatter comes from the imitative Low German verb spatten , "to spout or burst."

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionspatter verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of spatter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. 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