From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spatter
n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
spatter, spattering, splash, splashing,
splattering]
v 1: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
baby's face with water" [syn: spatter, splatter,
plash, splash, splosh, swash]
2: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
[syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-
patter]
3: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
[syn: spatter, bespatter]