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Spatter — Spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spattering}.] [From the root of spit salvia.] 1. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spatter — [spat′ər] vt. [akin to Fris spateren, freq. of spatten, to splash, spurt] 1. to scatter in drops or small blobs [to spatter red paint over blue] 2. to splash, spot, or soil with such drops or blobs 3. to defame or slander vi. 1. to emit or spurt… … English World dictionary
spatter — ► VERB 1) cover with drops or spots. 2) splash or be splashed over a surface. ► NOUN 1) a spray or splash. 2) a short outburst of sound. ORIGIN originally in the sense «splutter»: related to Dutch, Low German spatten burst, spout … English terms dictionary
spatter — UK [ˈspætə(r)] / US [ˈspætər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms spatter : present tense I/you/we/they spatter he/she/it spatters present participle spattering past tense spattered past participle spattered if you spatter a surface with a… … English dictionary
spatter — spat|ter [ˈspætə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch spatten to burst, flow out strongly ] if a liquid spatters, or if something spatters it, drops of it fall or are thrown all over a surface = ↑splatter spatter sb/sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
spatter — spat|ter1 [ spætər ] verb intransitive or transitive if you spatter a surface with a liquid, or if a liquid spatters onto the surface, small drops of the liquid are thrown onto a surface in a violent way: spatter something on/over/across etc.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spatter — verb 1 (T) to scatter or throw small amounts of mud, dirt etc all over a surface: spatter sb/sth with: a passing car spattered with mud | spatter sth on/over etc: Grey flicked his brush spattering paint over my shirt. 2 (I) if liquid spatters on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spatter — verb ADVERB ▪ liberally (esp. BrE) PREPOSITION ▪ against ▪ Rain spattered against the window. ▪ on ▪ … Collocations dictionary
spatter — [[t]spæ̱tə(r)[/t]] spatters, spattering, spattered V ERG If a liquid spatters a surface or you spatter a liquid over a surface, drops of the liquid fall on an area of the surface. [V prep] He stared at the rain spattering on the glass... [V n… … English dictionary
spatter — verb cover with drops or spots. ↘splash or be splashed over a surface. noun 1》 a spray or splash. 2》 a short outburst of sound. Origin C16 (in the sense splutter ): frequentative, from a base shared by Du., Low Ger. spatten burst, spout … English new terms dictionary
