splattering

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noun

A mess of something splattered.

“They defaced the garden fence with splatterings of paint.”

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of splatter
nounsplattering (plural splatterings)

plural splatterings

  1. A mess of something splattered.

    They defaced the garden fence with splatterings of paint.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Broader

nounthe act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“splattering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splattering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splattering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splattering.

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