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Spatter

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splutternoun(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
sputternoun(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
patternounA soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
swashnoun(technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
sprinkleverb(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
plashnoun(intransitive) To splash.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
splatternoun(intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
spitverbA thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
pitter-patternounA soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter.
sploshnounTo splash with a heavy splashing sound.
spatteringnounSomething spattered.
splashingnounAn action that splashes.
bespatterverb(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
splatteringnounA mess of something splattered.
sputteringnounA noise that sputters.

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splatteringnounA mess of something splattered.
splatternoun(intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
bespatterverb(transitive) To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
splashingnounAn action that splashes.
sploshnounTo splash with a heavy splashing sound.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
sputternoun(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
sprinkleverb(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
sputteringnounA noise that sputters.
splutternoun(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
plashnoun(intransitive) To splash.
pitter-patternounA soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop; patter.
patternounA soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
swashnoun(technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
spitverbA thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
spraynounA fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
bloodnounA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
spatterdashnounA cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render.
splatnounThe sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
splatterdashnounA work (of art, literature, etc.) that gives the appearance of having been created in a haphazard, chaotic manner.

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