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Meaning of 'spatter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spatter [ v. i.]
- To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner; to sputter.
2 . Spatter [ v. t.]
- To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud.
- To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; as, to spatter blood.
- Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner.

Meaning of 'spatter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spatter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Example in sentence:
  • he heard a spatter of gunfire
2 . spatter [ v]
Meaning (2):
- rain gently
Example in sentence:
  • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Meaning (3):
- spot, splash, or soil
Example in sentence:
  • The baby spattered the bib with food
Meaning (4):
- dash a liquid upon or against
Example in sentence:
  • The mother splashed the baby's face with water

Nearby Words:

spa spaad space spaced spaceful spacelate spaceless spacial spacially spacious

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