English noun: spattering | |||
1. | spattering (event) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||
Samples | He heard a spatter of gunfire. | ||
Synonyms | spatter, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
2. | spattering (act) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface | ||
Synonyms | spatter, splash, splashing, splattering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | painting | ||