Definitions of spattering
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the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
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synonyms:
spatter, splash, splashing, splattering
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type of:
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painting
the act of applying paint to a surface
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painting
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the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
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synonyms:
spatter, splatter, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering
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type of:
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noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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noise
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