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
1
a
: the act or process of spattering : the state of being spattered
b
: the noise of spattering
2
a
: a drop or splash spattered on something or a spot or stain due to spattering
b
: a small amount or number : sprinkle
a spatter of applause
Examples of spatter in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
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.
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Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group's saxophonist.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
Then there’s a UV flashlight that detects blood spatter that someone has tried to wash off.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Pérez’s manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group’s saxophonist.
—Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
His manager, Enrique Paulino, whose shirt was spattered with blood, told reporters at the scene that the concert began shortly before midnight, with the roof collapsing almost an hour later, killing the group's saxophonist.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
This blender did however, manage to leave smoothie spatters in our tester’s kitchen.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
Then there’s a UV flashlight that detects blood spatter that someone has tried to wash off.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Spatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spatter. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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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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