Verb: splatter spla-tu(r)
- Dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splattered the baby's face with water";
- spatter, plash [rare], splash, splosh [informal], swash
- Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
"splatter water";
- spill, slop
- A small quantity of something moist or liquid
"a splatter of mud";
- dab, splash
- The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
"The splatter of hot oil made her jump back from the stove";
- spatter, spattering, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering
Derived forms: splattering, splattered, splatters
Type of: disperse, displace, dot, dust, move, noise, scatter, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sprinkle
Encyclopedia: Splatter