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Verb: splatter  spla-tu(r)
  1. Dash a liquid upon or against
    "The mother splattered the baby's face with water";
    - spatter, plash [rare], splash, splosh [informal], swash
     
  2. Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
    "splatter water";
    - spill, slop
Noun: splatter  spla-tu(r)
  1. A small quantity of something moist or liquid
    "a splatter of mud";
    - dab, splash
     
  2. 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