Overview of noun spattering

The noun spattering has 2 senses

• spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering -- (the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire")


• spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering -- (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)

Overview of verb spatter

The verb spatter has 3 senses

• spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash -- (dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water")


• sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick")


• spatter, bespatter -- (spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food")