spatter

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spatter

The toddler spatters paint onto a large sheet of paper.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To scatter or splash small drops of a liquid or soft substance in an irregular or messy way, often causing spots or stains.
    • To fall or strike something in a scattered, irregular way, making a light, rapid sound.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or sound of something spattering.
    • A small, scattered amount or number of something, like spots or drops.
Usage
  • Verb (Transitive): To cause a liquid or soft substance to fall or be thrown in scattered drops.
    • The passing truck spattered mud all over my clean car.
    • Be careful not to spatter paint on the floor while you're working.
  • Verb (Intransitive): (Of a liquid or substance) to fall or be scattered in drops.
    • Rain began to spatter against the windowpane.
    • Grease spattered from the hot pan.
  • Noun: Used to describe the result or sound of this action.
    • There was a spatter of oil on the garage floor.
    • We heard the spatter of rain on the roof.
Advanced Usage
  • "spatter with": To cover something with scattered drops of a substance.
    • The artist's apron was spattered with different colors of paint.
  • Used in forensic contexts to describe bloodstain patterns.
    • The analyst studied the blood spatter to reconstruct the crime scene.
Variants and Related Words
  • Spattering (noun/gerund): The action or process of spattering.
    • The spattering of the frying bacon was loud.
  • Spattered (adjective): Covered with scattered drops or spots.
    • He was wearing spattered overalls.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Splash, sprinkle, speckle, bespatter, dot, spray.
  • Noun: Splatter, sprinkling, spray, patter.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
  • Spatter on/over/against: To hit a surface in scattered drops.
    • Mud spattered over the sidewalk.
  • Spatter something with something: To cover something with scattered drops.
    • She spattered the canvas with bright blue paint.
Related Idioms
  • While "spatter" itself is not commonly the core of idioms, it appears in descriptive phrases.
    • A spatter of applause/gunfire: A small, scattered amount of a sound or action.
      • His speech was met with only a faint spatter of applause.
spatter

The toddler spatters paint onto a large sheet of paper.

Noun
  1. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
  2. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
    • he heard a spatter of gunfire
Verb
  1. spot, splash, or soil
    • The baby spattered the bib with food
  2. rain gently
    • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
  3. dash a liquid upon or against
    • The mother splashed the baby's face with water

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