Associations to the word «Spatter»

Wiktionary

SPATTER, verb. (transitive) To splash with small droplets.
SPATTER, verb. (transitive) To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
SPATTER, verb. (transitive) (figurative) To injure by aspersion; to defame.

Dictionary definition

SPATTER, noun. The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire".
SPATTER, noun. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.
SPATTER, verb. Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water".
SPATTER, verb. Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick".
SPATTER, verb. Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats