spattering
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈspætərɪŋ/
:
salpicadura
- [RAIN SPATTERING]
- spattering of rain
I did some really nice work on it, some mud spattering and illuminizing of some pieces.
- I did some really nice work on it, some mud spattering and illuminizing of some pieces.
Examples
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I sat there in the darkness, listening to big winds coming in off the Pacific and seething in the alder grove, to the clatter of rain spattering and alder twigs on the corrugated roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
(LIQUID SPATTERING)
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I did some really nice work on it, some mud spattering and illuminizing of some pieces.
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But you know, if you're just creative about your little flicking and spatters and stuff, it's fun.
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[blood spattering]
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Through the storm clouds, the afternoon sun sent streaks of cathedral light across the sky, and the first spattering of drops fell, dappling the ground and making dust jump.
Blog text (2) -
YOU'LL ALMOST BE ABLE TO SEE THE SPATTERING OF BLOOD THAT MUST HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE DEFENDANT WHEN HE FINISHED THIS ACT OF TERROR.
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Then shots came from the right front, not heavy rolling volleys mixed with artillery where General Ewell's men were already hotly engaged with the Federals, but a spattering of skirmisher fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
(LIQUID SPATTERING)
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The artist added a spattering of paint to give the canvas a lively texture.
Synonyms
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5.5
A series of quick sounds made when small drops or pieces hit something
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1.0
The sound or action of liquid hitting a surface
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2.1
Putting liquid into small drops over an area using a sprayer
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1.0
The sound and movement of water that hits and wets things
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2.5
A light fall of small drops like rain or water
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5.0
Liquid that lands in small drops and makes spots on a surface
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Etymology
The word spattering comes from the simple sound word spatter, which copies the quick splash of small drops, like a light 'splash' on a surface. So a spattering is the act of small drops hitting a surface.