spat ‧ ter /ˈspætə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch spatten 'to burst, flow out strongly' ]
if a liquid spatters, or if something spatters it, drops of it fall or are thrown all over a surface SYN splatter
spatter somebody/something with something
The walls were spattered with blood.
spatter something on/over etc something
a sweatshirt with paint spattered over it
spatter on/across/over etc
The first drops of rain spattered on the stones.
—spatter noun [countable]