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English noun: spatter | |||
| 1. | spatter (event) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||
| Samples | He heard a spatter of gunfire. | ||
| Synonyms | spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | spatter (act) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface | ||
| Synonyms | spattering, splash, splashing, splattering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | painting | ||
English verb: spatter | |||
| 1. | spatter (contact) dash a liquid upon or against | ||
| Samples | The mother splashed the baby's face with water. | ||
| Synonyms | plash, splash, splatter, splosh, swash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puddle, slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around | ||
| 2. | spatter (weather) rain gently | ||
| Samples | It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick. | ||
| Synonyms | patter, pitter-patter, spit, sprinkle | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain, rain down | ||
| 3. | spatter (contact) spot, splash, or soil | ||
| Samples | The baby spattered the bib with food. | ||
| Examples | They spatter the bread with melted butter | ||
| Synonyms | bespatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blob, blot, fleck, spot | ||
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