spatter

¹spat·ter

verb \ˈspa-tər\

Definition of SPATTER

intransitive verb

: to spurt forth in scattered drops <blood spattering everywhere>

transitive verb

1

: to splash with or as if with a liquid; also : to soil in this way <his coat was spattered with mud>

2

: to scatter by or as if by splashing <spatter water>

3

: to cover with or as if with splashes or spots

4

: to cast aspersions on : defame <spattered my reputation>

Examples of SPATTER

1. The dog jumped in the pool and spattered us with water.
2. His clothes were spattered with paint.
3. When you cook bacon, the grease spatters everywhere.
4. He showed me how to use the paintbrush so the paint wouldn't spatter.

Origin of SPATTER

akin to Frisian spatterje to spatter, Middle Dutch bespatten to splash

First Known Use: 1600

Related to SPATTER

Synonyms: dash, slop, slosh, splash, swash

Related Words: dabble, lap, plash, wash; spray, sprinkle, spritz; squirt

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Rhymes with SPATTER

attar, batter, blatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, latter, matter, natter, patter, plaiter, platter, ratter, scatter, shatter, smatter, splatter, tatter