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Splatter   /splˈætər/   Listen
Splatter

noun
1.
The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.  Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering.
2.
A small quantity of something moist or liquid.  Synonyms: dab, splash.  "A splatter of mud" , "Just a splash of whiskey"
verb
1.
Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.  Synonyms: slop, spill.  "Splatter water"
2.
Dash a liquid upon or against.  Synonyms: plash, spatter, splash, splosh, swash.



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"Splatter" Quotes from Famous Books



... no furtiveness about their morning drink. About the time the burrowers and all that feed upon them are addressing themselves to sleep, great flocks pour down the trails with that peculiar melting motion of moving quail, twittering, shoving, and shouldering. They splatter into the shallows, drink daintily, shake out small showers over their perfect coats, and melt away again into the scrub, preening and pranking, with soft ...
— The Land of Little Rain • Mary Austin


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