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
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Examples of spatter in a Sentence
The dog jumped in the pool and spattered us with water.
His clothes were spattered with paint.
When you cook bacon, the grease spatters everywhere.
He showed me how to use the paintbrush so the paint wouldn't spatter.
Origin and Etymology of spatter
akin to Frisian spatterje to spatter, Middle Dutch bespatten to splash
First Known Use: 1600
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Definition of spatter
1a : the act or process of spattering : the state of being spatteredb : the noise of spattering
2a : a drop or splash spattered on something or a spot or stain due to spatteringb : a small amount or number : sprinkle a spatter of applause
Examples of spatter in a Sentence
There were grease spatters all over the wall.
The floor was covered with spatters of paint.
There was a lot of paint spatter on the floor.
1797
First Known Use of spatter
1797
SPATTER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of spatter for English Language Learners
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: to cause drops of a liquid to be thrown forcefully in different directions
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Definition of spatter for English Language Learners
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: a mark made when something wet hits a surface
SPATTER Defined for Kids
Definition of spatter for Students
spattered
;spattering
1 : to splash with drops or small bits of something wet Don't spatter the floor with paint.
2 : to scatter by splashing A passing car spattered mud on my clothes.
Headscratcher for spatter
You can add one letter to spatter to form the synonym “splatter,” or you can change one letter to form the related word “scatter.”
Definition of spatter for Students
1 : the act or sound of something splashing in drops the spatter of rain on a roof
2 : a drop or splash spattered on something : a spot or stain due to spattering a grease spatter
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