nnoun.eventthe noise of something spattering or sputtering explosivelySynset:spatter splatter splattering splutter sputter sputtering
Examples:- he heard a spatter of gunfire
Derivationally Related Form:splatspluttersputter
Hypernyms:noise
Inherited Hypernyms:spatternoisesoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surfaceSynset:spatter splash splashing splattering
Derivationally Related Form:splashspattersplatter
Hypernyms:painting
Inherited Hypernyms:spatterpaintingapplicationmanual laborlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactdash a liquid upon or againstSynset:plash spatter splash splatter splosh swash
Examples:- The mother splashed the baby's face with water
Derivationally Related Form:swashsplashplashsplashingsplatterspatterspatteringsplattering
Hypernyms:disperse dot dust scatter sprinkle
Inherited Hypernyms:spatterscatterdischargespread
Direct Hyponyms:puddlesloshslosh aroundslushslush around
Full Troponyms:puddleslosh
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody with something | Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something with something
vverb.weatherrain gentlySynset:patter pitter-patter spatter spit sprinkle
Examples:- It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
Derivationally Related Form:sprinklesprinkling
Hypernyms:rain rain down
Inherited Hypernyms:sprinklerainprecipitate
Sentence Frame:It is ---ing
vverb.contactspot, splash, or soilSynset:bespatter spatter
Examples:- The baby spattered the bib with food
Derivationally Related Form:spatter
Hypernyms:blob blot fleck spot
Inherited Hypernyms:spatterspotchange surfacechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- the bread with melted butter (apply to: spatter, bespatter)