1. the act or sound of liquid or particles being scattered in drops or spots
2. a scattered pattern of drops or spots

1. scattering or splashing liquid or small particles in drops or spots
Usage: present participle of spatter

Examples

• Rain was spattering against the window.
• The cook was spattering oil while frying the chicken.
• We heard the spattering of raindrops on the roof.
• There was a spattering of mud on his shoes.
• The artist created texture by spattering paint across the canvas.
• A spattering of freckles covered her nose.
• The spattering from the fountain reached the nearby bench.