spatter
/หspรฆtษ/IPA: /S P AE1 T ER0/
- 1
A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
- 2
A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
โThere was what looked like a spatter of blood on one wall.โ
- 3
The sound of droplets hitting a surface.
- 4
A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.
- 5
A collection of objects scattered like droplets splashed onto a surface.
- 1
To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
โWhen my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water.โ
- 2
To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
- 3
To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
โto spatter bloodโ
- 4
To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
- 5
To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
โMake sure the pieces of fish are dry before you put them into the hot oil so that it doesnโt spatter.โ
- 6
To injure by aspersion; to defame.
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