"spatters" in the noun sense
1. spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
"he heard a spatter of gunfire"
2. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
"spatters" in the verb sense
1. spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
2. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
3. spatter, bespatter
spot, splash, or soil
"The baby spattered the bib with food"
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