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Spattering

To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.

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📖 Definitions of "Spattering"

verb

1
To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
"When my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water."
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.
"to spatter blood"
4
To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.

noun

1
Something spattered.
"spatterings of mud"

🔄 Synonyms of "Spattering"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
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.
spatternoun	(transitive) To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
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.
splashingnoun	An action that splashes.
splatteringnoun	A mess of something splattered.
sputteringnoun	A noise that sputters.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spattering"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
splatteringnoun	A mess of something splattered.
splatternoun	(intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
sputternoun	(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
splashingnoun	An action that splashes.
splashnoun	(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
sputteringnoun	A noise that sputters.
splutternoun	(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
bespatteringverb	The action or result of something being bespattered.
spurtnoun	A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.
spallingnoun	Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation.
pepperingnoun	(literally, figuratively) A light sprinkling or spray, as with black pepper specks, bullets, or questions.
backsplatternoun	Alternative form of backspatter. [(forensics) Blood directed backward toward the source of an impact.]
backspatternoun	(forensics) Blood directed backward toward the source of an impact.
splatter gunnoun	Alternative form of splatter-gun. [A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.]
splatnoun	The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
splosionnoun	(pronunciation spelling) Alternative form of 'splosion.
goutnoun	(uncountable, pathology) An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
splattergunnoun	Alternative form of splatter-gun. [A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.]
splatterdashnoun	A work (of art, literature, etc.) that gives the appearance of having been created in a haphazard, chaotic manner.
splatterfestnoun	(informal) A film, video game, etc. containing violent and gory scenes.