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    SPATTERING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surfaceplay

    Synonyms:

    spatter; spattering; splash; splashing; splattering

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("spattering" is a kind of...):

    painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)

    Derivation:

    spatter (dash a liquid upon or against)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosivelyplay

    Example:

    he heard a spatter of gunfire

    Synonyms:

    spatter; spattering; splatter; splattering; splutter; sputter; sputtering

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("spattering" is a kind of...):

    noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb spatter

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