"splatter" 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. dab, splash, splatter
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
"a dab of paint"
"a splatter of mud"
"just a splash of whiskey"
"splatter" in the verb sense
1. spill, slop, splatter
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
"spill the milk"
"splatter water"
2. spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
dash a liquid upon or against
"The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
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