v. t. | 1. | To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; |
2. | To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; | |
3. | Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner. | |
v. i. | 1. | To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner; to sputter. |
Noun | 1. | spatter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
2. | spatter - the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface | |
Verb | 1. | spatter - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
2. | spatter - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" | |
3. | spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" Synonyms: bespatter |