spatter
noun/ˈspætə(r)/
/ˈspætər/
(also spattering)
[singular]- spatter (of something) a 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
- (figurative) a spatter of applause
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’.
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