- 1a number of drops of a liquid or small amounts of something that hit a surface; the noise this makes a spatter of rain against the window a spattering of blood
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- 2(figurative) a spatter of applause
spatter
nounNAmE//ˈspæt̮ər//
(also spat‧ter‧ing) [singular] spatter (of something)Check pronunciation: spatter