Associations to the word «Spattering»

Wiktionary

SPATTER, verb. (transitive) To splash with small droplets.
SPATTER, verb. (transitive) To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
SPATTER, verb. (transitive) (figurative) To injure by aspersion; to defame.

Dictionary definition

SPATTER, noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire".
SPATTER, noun. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.
SPATTER, verb. Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water".
SPATTER, verb. Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".
SPATTER, verb. Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King