to bespatter
1
8.9
- verb
- /bɪˈspætər/
:
salpicar
- He accidentally bespattered his clothes with paint while decorating the room.
Examples
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The book begins with a particularly messy divorce and custody fight, in which the father, though "bespattered from head to foot," initially succeeds.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bespattered, Kate moaned abjectly from the side.
Fiction book (2002) -
He says that Eve has bespattered him, and he articulates badly as if some soft and liquid substance is pouring out of his mouth.
Academic text (2009) -
After this, they repair to every house in the village, and if one of the inmates gives them something, whether tobacco or anything else, they will retire, screaming and making a most hideous and frightful noise; but if they do not give them something, they will bespatter the house with all kinds of dirt.
Academic text (1992) -
The kids bespattered each other with water during the summer splash party.
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Rain bespattered the window, creating a beautiful pattern on the glass.
Synonyms
209
1.0
To send out small drops of liquid to cover something
100
1.1
To put small drops of liquid or tiny pieces on something
59
4.5
To make something dirty with mud or dirt
51
4.1
To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface
14
5.0
To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots
5
1.9
Make something dirty with mud or sediment
1
5.6
To make drops of liquid hit many places, like clothes or a table
1
8.8
To cover with small drops or spots like mud and paint
1
3.5
To make something dirty with wet dirt, for example shoes or floors
To splash small drops against a surface and make spots
To move water so it hits something and makes drops
To splash and make something wet or dirty, for example mud on shoes
To scatter small drops or bits lightly over something
To sprinkle something lightly with water or another liquid
To splash liquid messily so it covers nearby things
To splash liquid around and make a mess
To spill liquid in a heavy or clumsy way
Antonyms
How Spattered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bespatter is formed from the prefix be- meaning 'cover with' and spatter, which means 'to splash in small drops'. So to bespatter is to 'cover' something with spots or drops, or to make someone's reputation dirty with bad stories.