I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of spatter (I)
: that spatters
• spat·ter·ing·ly adverb
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of spatter (I)
1. : spatter , sprinkling
a spattering of … freckles across the bridge of her nose — Irwin Shaw
only a spattering of irregular lights burned in the palace tenements — D.C.Peattie
a spattering of applause — J.M.Flagler
2. : a method of painting stage scenery in which paint is spattered onto a surface