I. ˈspa-tər verb
Etymology: akin to Frisian spatterje to spatter, Middle Dutch be spatten to splash
Date: 1600
intransitive verb
: to spurt forth in scattered drops
blood spatter ing everywhere
transitive verb
1. : to splash with or as if with a liquid ; also : to soil in this way
his coat was spatter ed with mud
2. : to scatter by or as if by splashing
spatter water
3. : to cover with or as if with splashes or spots
4. : to cast aspersions on : defame
spatter ed my reputation
II. noun
Date: 1797
1.
a. : the act or process of spattering : the state of being spattered
b. : the noise of spattering
2.
a. : a drop or splash spattered on something or a spot or stain due to spattering
b. : a small amount or number : sprinkle
a spatter of applause