verb
- to scatter or splash in drops or small amounts
- to fall or strike in scattered drops
noun
- a splash or scattering of drops
- a spot or stain caused by spattering
Examples
- Rain began to spatter against the window.
- The cook accidentally spattered oil on the counter.
- Mud spattered her white dress as the car drove by.
- Paint spattered across the canvas in an abstract pattern.
- There was a spatter of blood on the wall.
- The spatter from the frying pan reached the nearby cabinet.
- She wiped the spatter of sauce from her apron.