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spatter

/ spatter /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Type of:
painting
Derived:
splatter plash splash splosh swash
noun Sense 2
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
sputter splutter splat
verb Sense 3
dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splashed the baby''s face with water"
Type of:
scatter sprinkle dot
Kinds of:
puddle slosh slush slosh around slush around
Derived:
swash splash plash splashing spattering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 4
spot, splash, or soil
"The baby spattered the bib with food"
Type of:
spot fleck blob
Derived:
spattering splash splashing splattering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
Type of:
rain rain down
Derived:
scattering sprinkle sprinkling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
2
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painting noise scatter sprinkle dot puddle slosh slush slosh around slush around spot fleck