spatter
Pronunciation:
/ˈspætɚ/noun
Definitions
A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
Example: There was what looked like a spatter of blood on one wall.
The sound of droplets hitting a surface.
A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.
verb
Definitions
To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
Example: When my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water.
To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
Example: to spatter blood
To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.