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verb

ˈspa-tər How to pronounce spatter (audio)
Definition of spatternext
1
as in to splash
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a passing car spattered mud on her clothes

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2
as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy the dog vigorously shook himself, spattering the carpet and walls with water

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spatter

2 of 2

noun

as in splash
a very small amount a spatter of praise for her work was mixed in with quite a lot of criticism

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Recent Examples of spatter
Verb
Her body and head had significant trauma, and there were large amounts of blood on the garage floor and spattered on the walls, according to the affidavit. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026 Cook, undisturbed, until deep golden brown underneath, about 5 minutes (fat will spatter as the meat cooks, so stand back). — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
Jim Clemente told Fox News that his conclusion from the blood spatter on her porch is that she was taken alive. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026 Close-up video of the blood spatter provided Clemente with enough information to draw some conclusions. — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spatter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spatter
  1. splash
  2. splatter
  3. sprinkling
  4. speck
  5. shred
  6. glimmer
  7. hint
  8. bit
Verb
  • With designers including Prada, Acne Studios and Dior splashing their Spring/Summer 2027 menswear runways with colored denim, the category is positioned to grow well beyond 2026.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • But the Ship upper stage hit all of its marks, successfully deploying 20 next-gen Starlink satellites, re-igniting one of its Raptor engines in space as planned and splashing down softly off the coast of Western Australia.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of splash
Verb
  • For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Overnight, a nurse aide walked into their room and saw blood splattered on the floor, walls, and ceiling, according to a grand jury transcript.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of splatter
Noun
  • Navy cat-eye polish sparkles under 3D seashell ridges and a sprinkling of pearls.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • Try serving with a dollop of sour cream and a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 21 July 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Noun
  • Tucked into the foothills above Point Dome, the property is listed for a speck under $5 million.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • Rather than waiting several years to look at the object through the VLT once more, Sutlieff, Bonse and their colleagues dove into older, archival imagery of the star system, looking for signs of their speck.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • To get on Fauci’s good side was to earn his confidence, his respect, and the benefits of his network of resources; to land on his bad side was to be carved into shreds inside his office, the worst of his rampages audible through the closed door.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega’s hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent in the country.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of shred
Noun
  • Then ground broke on the I-285 express lanes, and a glimmer of light hit Cedar Island Drive.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Achieving mainstream stardom hasn’t stopped Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese from maintaining the glimmer of coolness decades into their careers.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of glimmer
Noun
  • Wolf offered hints of rotational usefulness last season, but his clock-killing, ball-stopping dribbles to nowhere stood out more in a summer-league environment where his team was actually trying to win.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The first hint that Bobrovsky could be headed out of South Florida came on June 29 when Florida traded for Vegas Golden Knights goalie Akira Schmid.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
Definition of hint
Noun
  • Thekla put willow in the rings of Saturn but Willow bit the fingers of Thekla.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In any case, the state and federal governments should lower the bar, at least a little bit, for any neighborhood to qualify for protection from sound pollution.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
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