noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mess of something splattered.

   "They defaced the garden fence with splatterings of paint."

2. 2
   the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface wordnet
3. 3
   the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of splatter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

affusionbaptismbathbathingdelugeimmersion

Example

More examples

"Avoid spilling or splattering oils and strong dyes on your apron."

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