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View usage for: (spætəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense spatters, present participle spattering, past tense, past participle spatteredverbIf a liquid spatters a surface or you spatter a liquid over a surface, drops of the liquid fall on an area of the surface. He stared at the rain spattering on the glass. [VERB preposition] Gently turn the fish, being careful not to spatter any hot butter on yourself. [VERB noun preposition] Blood spattered the dark concrete. [VERB noun] I always spatter my blouse with gravy when I eat. [VERB noun with noun] Her dress was spattered with mud. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: splash, spray, sprinkle, soil More Synonyms of spatter spatter in British English (ˈspætə) verb1. to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops to spatter mud on the car mud spattered in her face 2. (transitive) to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid) 3. (transitive) to slander or defame 4. (intransitive) to shower or rain down bullets spattered around them noun5. the sound of something spattering 6. something spattered, such as a spot or splash 7. the act or an instance of spattering Word origin C16: of imitative origin; related to Low German, Dutch spatten to spout, Frisian spatteren to splash spatter in American English (ˈspætər) verb transitive1. to scatter in drops or small blobs to spatter red paint over blue 2. to splash, spot, or soil with such drops or blobs verb intransitive4. to emit or spurt out in drops or small blobs, as fat in frying 5. to fall or strike in or as in a shower, as raindrops or pellets noun6. a. the act or an instance of spattering 7. a mark or wet spot caused by spattering 8. a small amount or number Word origin akin to Fris spateren, freq. of spatten, to splash, spurt Examples of 'spatter' in a sentencespatter In other languagesspatter British English: spatter VERB If a liquid spatters a surface or you spatter a liquid over a surface, drops of the liquid fall on an area of the surface. He stared at the rain spattering on the glass. Their neat lodging was apparently spattered with banana pudding. - American English: spatter
- Brazilian Portuguese: espalhar-se
- Chinese: 溅落
- European Spanish: salpicar
- French: gicler
- German: spritzen
- Italian: schizzare
- Japanese: はねかける/はねかかる
- Korean: 튀다
- European Portuguese: espalhar-se
- Latin American Spanish: salpicar
Definition to sprinkle (an object or a surface) with a liquid A delicious cold spray spattered my face. Synonyms dirty scatter speckle splodge bespatter bestrew Additional synonymsDefinition to splash with dirty water Synonyms splatter, smear, muddy, spatter, befoul, begrime, bedaub, besprinkle Definition to smear (paint or mud) quickly or carelessly over a surface They daubed paint on the wall. Synonyms smear, dirty, splatter, stain, spatter, sully, deface, smirch, begrime, besmear, bedaub, paint, coat, stain, plaster, slap on (informal) Definition to make or become dirty or stained Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands. Synonyms dirty, foul, stain, smear, muddy, pollute, tarnish, spatter, sully, defile, besmirch, smirch, maculate (literary), bedraggle, befoul, begrime - spasmodic
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Additional synonymsDefinition to scatter in fine drops A shower of seeds sprayed into the air and fell on the grass.We sprayed the area with weedkiller. Synonyms scatter, shower, sprinkle, diffuseDefinition to scatter (liquid or powder) in tiny drops over (something) Cheese can be sprinkled on egg and vegetable dishes. Synonyms scatter, dust, strew, pepper, shower, spray, powder, dredge |