verb
spatter
SPAT
verb
1
To splash small drops of a liquid onto someone or something.
"Grease spattered the stove as the bacon cooked."
"Rain spattered against the window all afternoon."
noun
1
A splash or scattering of small drops or spots.
"There was a spatter of mud up the back of her jeans."
How to Use Spatter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSmall drops of liquid (or paint, mud, etc.) splashed over a surface, or the act of splashing them.
Common pairings
blood spatter
a spatter of rain
spattered with paint
Word Forms
spattered past tense, spatters plural, spatters singular
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Etymology
Probably from a Middle Low German or Dutch word meaning "to spout or burst," related to "spit."