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noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
verb dash a liquid upon or against
originProbably from Middle Low German or Dutch spatten (“to spout, burst”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Related to spit (“saliva”).
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