1. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
   "The chef's vigorous stirring caused a splattering of sauce on the stovetop";
   - spatter, spattering, splash, splashing
    
2. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
   - spatter, spattering, splatter, sputter, splutter, sputtering

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

Type of: disperse, displace, dot, dust, move, noise, painting, scatter, sprinkle

Encyclopedia: Splatter