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to spatter
01
to splash small particles of a liquid in a random manner
Transitive: to spatter a liquid somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
spatter
3rd person singular
spatters
present participle
spattering
past simple
spattered
past participle
spattered
Examples
The artist used a brush to spatter paint onto the canvas, creating a dynamic and textured effect.
02
to cover a surface with drops or spots of a substance
Transitive: to spatter a surface with a liquid
Examples
The kitchen wall was spattered with grease from years of cooking without a hood.
03
to spurt or burst forth in scattered drops
Intransitive: to spatter somewhere
Examples
As the waves crashed against the rocks, seawater spattered onto the shore.
Spatter
01
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
spatters
02
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
