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spat·ter (spăt́ər)

[Perhaps of Low German origin.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

transitive verb 

  1. To scatter (a liquid) in drops or small splashes.
  2. To spot, splash, or soil.
  3. To sully the reputation of; defame.

intransitive verb 

  1. To come forth in drops or small splashes: Hot grease spattered in all directions.
  2. To fall in or as if in a shower, as rain or bullets.

noun 

    1. The act of spattering.
    2. The condition of being spattered.
  2. A spattering sound.
    1. A drop or splash of something spattered.
    2. A small amount; a smattering: just a spatter of praise.