splatter

//ˈsplætər//
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Verb

splatterInfinitive
splatterPresent tense
splatteredPast tense
splatteredPast participle
splatteringPresent participle
splattersThird-person singular
1

To splash or scatter a liquid substance in an irregular pattern, often with force.

The rain splattered against the window.

2

To cause a liquid to hit a surface and spread out messily.

The child splattered paint all over the floor.

Noun

splatterSingular
splattersPlural
1

A spot or splash of liquid, especially one that has been scattered or spread irregularly.

There were splatters of paint all over the floor.

2

The sound made by something wet hitting a surface.

I heard the splatter of raindrops on the window.

Synonym