spattered; spattering; spatters
: to spurt forth in scattered drops
blood spattering everywhere
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 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.
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Every few takes, a crew member sprays him down with a mixture of water and fake blood, careful not to damage his custom Fender Stratocaster, which is already spattered with its own red mess.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In front of the memorial, a small gray cat sits in the rain before wandering to the front door of the gray and white home, curling near the entrance where blood had been spattered just weeks earlier.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the den, blood was found spattered on the walls and computer desk.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Spatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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spatter
1 of 2 verb
spat·ter
ˈspat-ər 
1
: to splash with drops or small bits of something wet
spatter the paper with paint
2
: to scatter by splashing
spattered mud all over my coat
spatter
2 of 2 noun1
: the act or sound of spattering
2
: a drop or splash spattered on something : a spot or stain due to spattering
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