| spatter | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (act) | 2. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering | the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface. |
| ~ painting | the act of applying paint to a surface.; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
| v. (contact) | 3. plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| ~ puddle | make a puddle by splashing water. |
| ~ slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh | spill or splash copiously or clumsily.; "slosh paint all over the walls" |
| ~ disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| v. (weather) | 4. patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle | rain gently.; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" |
| ~ rain, rain down | precipitate as rain.; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bespatter, spatter | spot, splash, or soil.; "The baby spattered the bib with food" |
| ~ blob, fleck, blot, spot | make a spot or mark onto.; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
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