"overspatter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overspatters [present, singular, third-person], overspattering [participle, present], overspattered [participle, past], overspattered [past]
Etymology: over- + spatter Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|spatter}} over- + spatter Head templates: {{en-verb}} overspatter (third-person singular simple present overspatters, present participle overspattering, simple past and past participle overspattered)
  1. (transitive) To spatter excessively. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overspatter-en-verb-D1FfHt-r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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