spatter meaning

spatter as a noun

1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
   • he heard a spatter of gunfire

   Synonyms: spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering

   Type of: noise

2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

   Synonyms: spattering, splash, splashing, splattering

   Type of: painting

spatter as a verb

1. dash a liquid upon or against
   • The mother splashed the baby's face with water

   Synonyms: splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash

   Type of: scatter

   Kinds: puddle, slosh

   Related forms: spattering

2. rain gently
   • It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick

   Synonyms: sprinkle, spit, patter, pitter-patter

   Type of: rain

3. spot, splash, or soil
   • The baby spattered the bib with food

   Synonyms: bespatter

   Type of: spot

spatter in a sentence

• I'm afraid of frying because of oil spatter.
• Dan found blood spatter on the wall.
• A man was injured by lava spatter.
• There were blood spatters on the wall.
• Where did you spatter them?

How to pronounce spatter

spatter is pronounced /ˈspætɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with spatter

• matter
• chatter
• scatter
• batter
• clatter
• latter
• flatter
• shatter
• splatter
• attar
• hatter
• natter
• tatter
• platter
• smatter
• antimatter