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verb

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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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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

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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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“Spatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spatter. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.

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