spat´ter|ing|ly

spat´ter|ing|ly
spat|ter «SPAT uhr», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to scatter or dash in drops or particles; splatter: »

to spatter paint, to spatter mud.

2. to strike in a shower; strike in a number of places: »

Bullets spattered the wall.

3. a) to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains; bespatter: »

to spatter a white dress with mud.

b) Figurative. to stain with something that harms: »

to spatter a person with disgrace.

SYNONYM(S): smear.
–v.i.
1. to send out or throw off drops or particles.
2. to fall in drops or particles: »

Rain spatters on the sidewalk.

–n.
1. a spattering: »

a spatter of bullets.

2. the sound of spattering: »

the spatter of rain on a roof.

3. a spot caused by something splashed; splatter.
[apparently a frequentative form. Compare Dutch or Low German spatten to spout.]
spat´ter|ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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