spatter

English

/ˈspætɚ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
  • (transitive) To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
  • (transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
  • (transitive) To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
  • (intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
  • (obsolete) To injure by aspersion; to defame.

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish spatten (burst, spout).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

spatten

Gloss

burst, spout

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