| Front | spatter |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /ˈspætə(r)/NAmE /ˈspætər/ verb 1 [transitive] to cover sb/sth with drops of liquid, dirt, etc, especially by accident splash~ sb/sth blood-spattered walls~ sb/sth with sth As the bus passed, it spattered us with mud.~ sth on/over sb/sth Oil was spattered on the floor. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of liquid) to fall on a surface in drops, often noisilyWe heard the rain spattering on the roof. noun (also spat•ter•ing)[singular] ~ (of sth)a number of drops of a liquid or small amounts of sth that hit a surface; the noise this makesa spatter of rain against the window a spattering of blood (figurative) a spatter of applause |
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