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 

• SPLATTERING (noun)

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)