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spatter

[ spat-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to scatter or dash in small particles or drops:

    The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.

  2. to splash with something in small particles:

    to spatter the ground with water.

  3. to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains.


verb (used without object)

  1. to send out small particles or drops, as falling water:

    rain spattering on a tin roof.

  2. to strike a surface in or as in a shower, as bullets.

noun

  1. the act or the sound of spattering:

    the spatter of rain on a roof.

  2. a splash or spot of something spattered.

spatter

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to scatter or splash (a substance, esp a liquid) or (of a substance) to splash (something) in scattered drops

    mud spattered in her face

    to spatter mud on the car

  2. tr to sprinkle, cover, or spot (with a liquid)
  3. tr to slander or defame
  4. intr to shower or rain down

    bullets spattered around them

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the sound of something spattering
  2. something spattered, such as a spot or splash
  3. the act or an instance of spattering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 貹t·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·貹t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spatter1

1575–85; perhaps < Dutch spatt ( en ) to splash + -er 6; compare Dutch spatterig literally, spattery
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spatter1

C16: of imitative origin; related to Low German, Dutch spatten to spout, Frisian spatteren to splash
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Inside Mayada’s home, the living room has a frieze of shrapnel spatter covering a wall.

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In the video clip the torn shirt can be seen tied just above an elbow - blood was on his lower arm, trousers and spattered by his seat.

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But the big challenge is that metal parts created with additive manufacturing have defects -- like pores, or "voids," rough surfaces and large spatters -- that significantly compromise the finished part's reliability and durability.

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Dozens of buildings in Be'eri are spattered with bullet holes - including the nursery.

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Protesters opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza left bundles of white cloth spattered with red paint to represent blood-spattered babies.

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