spatter
1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively (Freq. 1)
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
• Syn:
spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering
• Derivationally related forms:
sputter (for: sputtering), splutter (for: splutter), sputter (for: sputter), splat (for: splatter)
• Hypernyms:
noise
2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
spattering, splash, splashing, splattering
• Derivationally related forms:
splatter (for: splattering), splash (for: splashing), splash (for: splash), spatter (for: spattering)
• Hypernyms:
painting
1. dash a liquid upon or against (Freq. 1)
- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
• Syn:
splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
• Derivationally related forms:
swash (for: swash), splash (for: splash), splashing (for: splash), plash (for: plash), splatter (for: splatter), splattering (for: splatter), spattering
• Hypernyms:
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
• Hyponyms:
puddle, slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- Somebody ----s something with something
2. rain gently
- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
• Syn:
sprinkle, spit, patter, pitter-patter
• Derivationally related forms:
sprinkle (for: sprinkle), sprinkling (for: sprinkle)
• Hypernyms:
rain, rain down
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
3. spot, splash, or soil
- The baby spattered the bib with food
• Syn:
bespatter
• Hypernyms:
spot, fleck, blob, blot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They spatter the bread with melted butter
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