SPATTER


Meaning of SPATTER in English

■ verb cover with drops or spots.

↘splash or be splashed over a surface.

■ noun

1》 a spray or splash.

2》 a short outburst of sound.

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'splutter'): frequentative, from a base shared by Du., Low Ger. spatten 'burst, spout'.

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