noun

1. A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.

2. A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.

   “There was what looked like a spatter of blood on one wall.”

3. The sound of droplets hitting a surface.

verb

1. To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.

   “When my wet chihuahua shook himself, I was spattered with smelly water.”

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.

   “to spatter blood”

Synonyms: strew