n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: spat · ted ; spat · ting
Date: circa 1832
transitive verb chiefly dialect : SLAP
intransitive verb
1 : to quarrel pettily or briefly
2 : to strike with a sound like that of rain falling in large drops
n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: spat · ted ; spat · ting
Date: circa 1832
transitive verb chiefly dialect : SLAP
intransitive verb
1 : to quarrel pettily or briefly
2 : to strike with a sound like that of rain falling in large drops
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012