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Definition of spatter in English: spatterverb ˈspatəˈspædər [with object]1Cover with drops or spots of something. passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud Example sentencesExamples - He slammed into the opposing wall, spattering it with blood.
- Someone tossed a melon-rind at Adriana's feet; drops of cool slime spattered her ankles.
- He screamed, flecks of spit spattering her face.
- He could feel the blood spattering his shoulder.
- Blood spattered the walls when one of the younger men tried to defend the Inn and his family.
- Blood spattered her black robe and she cringed.
- Although blood spattered the walls, the pillar of light still stood.
- She coughed, her hand over her mouth and when she pulled it away, blood was spattered on it.
- Checking them over, both were dirty and blood spattered but none of it theirs.
- This time blood spattered on his hand as he covered his mouth.
- Various scorch marks and spattered blood let her know she had indeed missed something.
- Dark drops spattered on the ground and she stilled.
- There's a movie shot: an innocent, 10-year-old child with one spattered line of blood across the face, and perfectly emotionless.
Synonyms splash, bespatter, splatter, spray, sprinkle, spritz, shower, speck, speckle, fleck, mottle, blotch, smear, stain, mark, dirty, soil, daub, cover informal splotch, splodge Scottish & Irish informal slabber literary besprinkle, bedabble - 1.1 Scatter or splash (liquid, mud, etc.) over a surface.
he spatters grease all over the cooker Example sentencesExamples - The man fell against the railing as soapy water splashed everywhere, spattering the deck and running off the ship through the rails.
- This will cause the paint to spatter on the surface.
- Sprinklers were spattering the freshly mowed lawn on the football field with tiny droplets of water.
- A shower of fluid spattered the shaving mirror.
- Jason finally sprinted ahead, and jumped into the pool, spattering us with water.
Synonyms splash, wet, spray, shower, bespatter, splatter, sprinkle - 1.2no object Fall so as to be scattered over an area.
she watched the raindrops spatter down Example sentencesExamples - Rain was falling on the plains beyond the window, fat drops spattering soundlessly on the glass.
- Light rain began to fall, but made no noise as it spattered on the sheer-plated roofs.
- The rain spattered against the window.
- She watched as it spattered on the ground far below.
noun ˈspatəˈspædər 1A spray or splash of something. she stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps Example sentencesExamples - I rolled to the side and I coughed, and I saw a small spatter of blood fall to the floor.
- We stop beside spatters of brown blood on a ceiling and a floor.
- The rain spatters on the windows and doors heavily.
- Black walls are patterned with a brown spatter of knots.
- Outside, the sky was dark and I could hear the spitter spatter of rain along with the thunder.
- All of his clothes were covered in paint spatters.
- They're practical and help protect clothes against spatters and spills.
- To control spatters and the residue of cooking fumes, the entire kitchen should be washed with a good degreaser at least once a week.
- Isabelle gazed down at her faded denim dungarees which were covered in spatters of colourful paint.
- I grabbed a pair of tight blue jeans with paint spatters dotting them.
- The blood spatter was even more horrible than before.
- Not a tired old coulis swiggle or powdery spatter among the lot.
- Thick daubs and spatters of paint represent the fruit and jugs.
- It occupies the entire 6-foot-high composition, with ink spatters, sgraffito and handprints enlivening the surface.
- It glinted in the sunlight, sending a bright spatter of colour over the cement.
- She stood at the water's edge and felt a spatter hit her face.
- Prosecutors say he is tied to the crime by witnesses, blood spatters, ballistics and DNA analysis.
- Both he and the vehicle bore orangish spatter marks.
- It was a breathable atmosphere but cold and wet, thanks to the spatter of rainfall against the canopy.
- The spatter of rain pounded on the windows of what seemed like a apartment loft of some kind.
Synonyms mark, spot, spatter, splatter, blotch, blemish, smudge, smear - 1.1 A sprinkling.
there was a spatter of freckles over her nose Example sentencesExamples - Anyway, there was a spatter of water just pouring off this lip.
- A spatter of bullets told Hoffman of the attempted attack.
- 1.2 A short outburst of sound.
the sharp spatter of shots
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'splutter while speaking'): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten 'burst, spout'. Rhymes attar, batter, bespatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, Kenyatta, latter, matamata, matter, natter, patter, platter, ratter, regatta, satyr, scatter, shatter, smatter, splatter, yatter Definition of spatter in US English: spatterverbˈspædərˈspadər [with object]1Cover with drops or spots of something. passing vehicles spattered his shoes and pants with mud Example sentencesExamples - Blood spattered her black robe and she cringed.
- He slammed into the opposing wall, spattering it with blood.
- Dark drops spattered on the ground and she stilled.
- This time blood spattered on his hand as he covered his mouth.
- Although blood spattered the walls, the pillar of light still stood.
- Various scorch marks and spattered blood let her know she had indeed missed something.
- There's a movie shot: an innocent, 10-year-old child with one spattered line of blood across the face, and perfectly emotionless.
- Blood spattered the walls when one of the younger men tried to defend the Inn and his family.
- He could feel the blood spattering his shoulder.
- She coughed, her hand over her mouth and when she pulled it away, blood was spattered on it.
- Someone tossed a melon-rind at Adriana's feet; drops of cool slime spattered her ankles.
- Checking them over, both were dirty and blood spattered but none of it theirs.
- He screamed, flecks of spit spattering her face.
- 1.1 Scatter or splash (liquid, mud, etc.) over a surface.
he spatters grease all over the stove Example sentencesExamples - A shower of fluid spattered the shaving mirror.
- Jason finally sprinted ahead, and jumped into the pool, spattering us with water.
- Sprinklers were spattering the freshly mowed lawn on the football field with tiny droplets of water.
- The man fell against the railing as soapy water splashed everywhere, spattering the deck and running off the ship through the rails.
- This will cause the paint to spatter on the surface.
- 1.2no object Fall so as to be scattered over an area.
she watched the raindrops spatter down Example sentencesExamples - She watched as it spattered on the ground far below.
- Rain was falling on the plains beyond the window, fat drops spattering soundlessly on the glass.
- The rain spattered against the window.
- Light rain began to fall, but made no noise as it spattered on the sheer-plated roofs.
nounˈspædərˈspadər 1A spray or splash of something. Example sentencesExamples - Black walls are patterned with a brown spatter of knots.
- Outside, the sky was dark and I could hear the spitter spatter of rain along with the thunder.
- We stop beside spatters of brown blood on a ceiling and a floor.
- Thick daubs and spatters of paint represent the fruit and jugs.
- All of his clothes were covered in paint spatters.
- To control spatters and the residue of cooking fumes, the entire kitchen should be washed with a good degreaser at least once a week.
- I rolled to the side and I coughed, and I saw a small spatter of blood fall to the floor.
- I grabbed a pair of tight blue jeans with paint spatters dotting them.
- It glinted in the sunlight, sending a bright spatter of colour over the cement.
- The blood spatter was even more horrible than before.
- She stood at the water's edge and felt a spatter hit her face.
- It was a breathable atmosphere but cold and wet, thanks to the spatter of rainfall against the canopy.
- The spatter of rain pounded on the windows of what seemed like a apartment loft of some kind.
- Prosecutors say he is tied to the crime by witnesses, blood spatters, ballistics and DNA analysis.
- It occupies the entire 6-foot-high composition, with ink spatters, sgraffito and handprints enlivening the surface.
- Isabelle gazed down at her faded denim dungarees which were covered in spatters of colourful paint.
- Both he and the vehicle bore orangish spatter marks.
- They're practical and help protect clothes against spatters and spills.
- The rain spatters on the windows and doors heavily.
- Not a tired old coulis swiggle or powdery spatter among the lot.
Synonyms mark, spot, spatter, splatter, blotch, blemish, smudge, smear - 1.1 A sprinkling.
there was a spatter of freckles over her nose Example sentencesExamples - Anyway, there was a spatter of water just pouring off this lip.
- A spatter of bullets told Hoffman of the attempted attack.
- 1.2 A short outburst of sound.
the sharp spatter of shots
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’. |