spatter
noun
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the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surfacesplash
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the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively“I heard a spatter of gunfire in a normally peaceful neighborhood.”spatteringsplatteringsputterspluttersplattersputtering
verb
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dash a liquid upon or againstswashsplattersploshsplashplash
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spot, splash, or soil“The baby spattered the bib with food”bespatter
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rain gentlyspit