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SPLATTERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does splattering mean?
• SPLATTERING (noun)
The noun SPLATTERING has 2 senses:
1. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Familiarity information: SPLATTERING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
spatter; spattering; splatter; splattering; splutter; sputter; sputtering
Context example:
he heard a spatter of gunfire
Hypernyms ("splattering" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
spatter; spattering; splash; splashing; splattering
Hypernyms ("splattering" is a kind of...):
painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)
Derivation:
splatter (dash a liquid upon or against)
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