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to splatter
01
to let a liquid fall in drops, often in a messy manner
Transitive: to splatter a liquid
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
splatter
3rd person singular
splatters
present participle
splattering
past simple
splattered
past participle
splattered
Examples
He accidentally splattered sauce on his shirt while cooking dinner.
02
to splash or scatter a thick, sticky liquid onto something or someone
Transitive: to splatter a person or surface with a liquid
Examples
The passing truck splattered him with mud as it drove through the puddle.
03
(of a liquid) to fall in drops, often in a scattered or messy manner
Intransitive
Examples
Rain splattered against the windowpanes during the storm.
Splatter
01
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
splatters
02
the scattered droplets or particles of water or liquid that result from something being struck or dispersed forcefully
Examples
The sudden downpour created a splatter on the pavement, forming small puddles.
