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splattering

n. A mess of something splattered. vb. (present participle of splatter English)

WordNet
splattering
  1. n. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, sputter, splutter, sputtering]

  2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: spatter, spattering, splash, splashing]

Usage examples of "splattering".

The rain came down in large, cold, splattering drops, and the dark sky was starless, barren of moon and breeze.

A yellow stream of urine poured down from above, splattering in the dung, splashing their gumboots.

Without warning, a score of spinning, tentacled creatures came hurtling through the confetti of debris, striking their shields and splattering like paint balls.

Tanith replied, and Lannon struck the wine bowl aside and it shattered on the earthen floor, the red wine splattering the feet of a waiting slave.

Later it veered more toward the east, bringing the salt scent from Chesapeake Bay and heavier rain that thrummed on the roof, splattering through the broken glass of the bedroom windows.

It opened up the artery beneath his ear, blood spraying thickly, splattering on the ceiling, dappling the torn frock of a screaming whore.