noun
Meaning 1
A mess of something splattered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They defaced the garden fence with splatterings of paint.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
splattering
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CMU ARPABET: S P L AE1 T AH0 R IH2 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of splatter
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
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, spattering, splash, splashing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: painting
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, spattering, splatter, sputter, splutter, sputtering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: noise
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.