splatter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
    spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
    • he heard a spatter of gunfire
  2. noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid
    splash; dab.
    • a dab of paint
    • a splatter of mud
    • just a splash of whiskey
  3. verb cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
    slop; spill.
    • spill the milk
    • splatter water
  4. verb dash a liquid upon or against
    plash; splash; spatter; splosh; swash.
    • The mother splashed the baby's face with water

WordNet


Splat"ter intransitive verb & transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To spatter; to splash.

Webster 1913