spatter (
http://definr.com/spatter)
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;
"he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spattering,
splatter,
splattering,
sputter,
splutter,
sputtering]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
spattering,
splash,
splashing,
splattering]
v 1: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
baby's face with water" [syn:
splatter,
plash,
splash,
splosh,
swash]
2: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick." [syn:
sprinkle,
spit,
patter,
pitter-patter]
3: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with
food" [syn:
bespatter]