# spatter

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspætɚ/ · frequency rank #59,719

## Definitions
1. To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
2. To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
3. To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
4. To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
5. To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
6. To injure by aspersion; to defame.

## Etymology
Probably from Middle Low German or Dutch spatten (“to spout, burst”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Related to spit (“saliva”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spatter