"spatter" meaning in English

See spatter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈspætɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spatter.wav [UK] Forms: spatter [singular], spatters [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A spatter is a spray of droplets hitting a surface.
    Sense id: simple-spatter-en-noun-kxSB9~zC

Verb

IPA: /ˈspætɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spatter.wav [UK] Forms: spatter [canonical], spatters [third-person, singular], spattered [past], spattered [past, participle], spattering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you spatter something, you splash it with small droplets.
    Sense id: simple-spatter-en-verb-BtEPdamm
     
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