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UK
/splˈætəɹɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈspɫætəˌɹɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈspɫætəˌɹɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
-
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
he heard a spatter of gunfire - the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
How To Use splattering In A Sentence
- It splashed down into the shopping cart, splattering mucus in every direction.
- A droplet of water splattered on an extension in the wall to his left, the drop splattering on his cheek.
- Fringe photographer and subculture chronicler Charles Gatewood quickly added mess to his extreme repertoire, and New York nightclubs began splattering their go-go dancers with liquid latex.
- Just as I helped R. into the stylist's chair the heavens opened up and sheets of rain descended with liquid force, splattering the windows and instantly flooding the parking lot.
- In no time, his last ounce of resolve left him and he fell face first into the bowl, splattering droplets of broth everywhere.
- Now a light rain began to fall, and the three queens began kicking up mud in their wake, splattering themselves and everyone as they sped for the finish.
- A passing cart rolled by splattering him with mud and Corbett quietly cursed Burnell for sending him here.
- Afterwards, waving smiley good-byes as the screen door slammed inside the last manure-footed fly of the season, we would pretend this was the most enjoyable and relaxing sojourn ever undertaken by the Midwest kinfolk; who now are worn out, corn-fed, under-financed, and facing several hundred miles of back-breaking, exhaust-choking, bug-splattering, road-hog crowded highways returning home. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 609
- The swamp's stench filled his nostrils as he rushed through the mud, splattering the grime and getting ever closer to the adversary.
- Drops of water the size of a baby's fist come splattering down with the rat-tat-tat of hailstones in their wake.