SPATTER

I. verb Etymology: akin to Frisian ~je to ~, Middle Dutch bespatten to splash Date: 1600 intransitive verb to spurt forth in scattered drops , transitive verb to splash with or as if with a liquid, to scatter by or as if by splashing , to cover with or as if with splashes or spots, to cast aspersions on ; defame , II. noun Date: 1797 1. the act or process of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed, the noise of ~ing, 2. a drop or splash ~ed on something or a spot or stain due to ~ing, a small amount or number ; sprinkle