spatter

Noun

• the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

• the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
  • he heard a spatter of gunfire
    

Verb

• spot, splash, or soil
  • The baby spattered the bib with food
    

• rain gently
  • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
    

• dash a liquid upon or against
  • The mother splashed the baby's face with water
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  spattering , splash , splashing , splattering , splatter , sputter , splutter , sputtering , bespatter , sprinkle , spit , patter , pitter-patter , plash , splosh , swash