to spat

Examples

• All

• Laughing, they spat red petals.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The coffee pot had stopped its labored lugging and finally spat out my coffee.

  Blog text (7)

• His rifle spat flame.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Then greenish-dark, then ominous low clouds spat and sprinkled rain.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The children laughed as they stood outside while rain spat on the pavement.

• She could hear the bullets spat against the metal wall during the intense shooting.

• As the storm grew stronger, the hail spat down on the roof, making a loud noise.

Synonyms

B

to beat

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∞ 1.2

To hit something or someone again and again, making a rhythm

is sharper and involves distinct impacts rather than broad rhythm

R

to rattle

vsto spat

151 2.2

To shake something so it makes short, sharp noises

is about single impacts falling with clear separation rather than shaking

C

to clatter

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29 3.9

To make a loud rattling sound by hitting hard things together

is less noisy and more precise, being distinct hits not continuous noise

R

to rap

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8 3.7

To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound

is about many sharp hits falling repeatedly on a surface

P

to patter

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4 4.4

To make quick, light sounds like rain or small feet

is sharper and more forceful than those light repeated sounds

P

to pitter-patter

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5.8

To make a series of light, quick tapping sounds like rain or small footsteps

is sharper and less soft than those tiny quick sounds

S

to spatter against

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6.0

To splash small drops against a surface and make spots

focuses on sharp impacts and repeated sound rather than scattering liquid

How Loud

to spat

1 6.2

patter

9 4.0

Surface Forms

Etymology