spatter
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈspætər/
:
salpicadura
- The detective examined the blood spatter on the wall to determine the angle of the attack.
- blood spatter
- a spatter of rain
- a spatter pattern
So there's the the blood spatter, the fire poker.
- So there's the the blood spatter, the fire poker.
- They were saying that there was no blood spatter on me, which to them indicated that we were not in close proximity each other, but the guy was wearing three shirts.
Examples
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There's little blood spatters all over the place.
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The morning had been overcast and blustery, with spatters of cold rain, but at noon the clouds broke.
Fiction book (1992) -
You see the blood spatter on the front of his body.
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The blood spatter starts in the house, all the way down here, over to the vehicle.
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The crime scene photos show that there was considerable blood spatter caused by the attack.
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Which is consistent with the blood spatter on the siding there.
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There was moderate blood pooling on the floor... some spatter on the beds and walls.
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From the autopsies and blood-spatter patterns, they could tell the guy was highly organized, under strict control.
Fiction book (1999) -
The dancing flames cast crimson spatters on the white walls.
Fiction book (1993) -
I stood on a corner as hordes walked in a cold breeze and spatters of sleet.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
The sound or action of liquid hitting a surface
13
1.0
The sound and movement of water that hits and wets things
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4.0
A quick soft series of light sounds like rain or small feet
4
1.0
A soft repeated sound made when water falls in drops
2
5.1
A sudden sharp sound made when liquid hits a surface
1
5.5
Small drops of liquid that hit a surface
1
5.0
Liquid that lands in small drops and makes spots on a surface
1
7.4
The movement and sound made when something hits water or mud
1
9.9
A soft sound of water hitting something
A messy splash of liquid that leaves a stain
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Etymology
The word spatter as a noun comes from the same idea of 'to splash', like the English word splash, and was used for the small drops or the soft sound made when those drops hit a surface. So a spatter is the quick shower of drops or the little spots and noise they make.