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spattering

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S P AE1 T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something spattered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • spatterings of mud

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of spatter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spatter, splash, splashing, splattering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painting

4

noun

Meaning 4

the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he heard a spatter of gunfire

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spatter, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

History

Etymology

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