spatter
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(noun) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface |
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Synonyms: spattering, splash, splashing, splattering |
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Related Words: painting |
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(verb) dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
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Synonyms: plash, splash, splatter, splosh, swash |
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Related Words: disperse, dot, dust, puddle, scatter, slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around, sprinkle |
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(verb) spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" |
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Synonyms: bespatter |
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Related Words: blob, blot, fleck, spot, stain |
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(noun) the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" |
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Synonyms: spattering, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering |
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Related Words: noise |
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(verb) rain gently |
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Synonyms: patter, pitter-patter, spit, sprinkle |
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Related Words: rain, rain down |
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