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Meanings of spattering in English

Catalan
polvorització catòdica
Spanish
salpicadura

The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.

polvorització catòdica
Usage of spattering in English
1
He couldn't recognize any of them through the spattering rain and mist.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
2
Lloyd said to Orren, with blood spattering from out of his mouth.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
3
Blood spurted up through the mud, which flew spattering in all directions.
A Hard Day’s Knight
4
A shower had begun and drops were spattering on Johann's upturned face.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
5
When he hit the floor his face broke, pieces spattering Dowd's shoe.
Imajica: Complete Edition
6
Both have a spattering of black spots and stripes down their flanks.
The Guardian
7
The battling beasts stepped back from each other, blood spattering their faces.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
8
The ogre's head seemed to explode, spattering Skylan with blood and brains.
Bones of the Dragon
9
A spattering sound like the falling of heavy sleet filled the control room.
Hunters Out of Space
10
Expect a spattering of clouds on Sunday, along with warmer weather.
The South African
11
There was the spattering sound of water from a broken pipe or tap.
The Quiet Earth
12
There was a spattering on one wall, high up without a lower source.
Micah & Strange Candy
13
There was the sound of rain spattering among the loosened lumps of clay.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
14
I could hear rain spattering on my fire escape and on my windowpane.
Hard eight
15
All about him the big, cool drops were spattering on the invisible stones.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
16
Dusk had come and gone, bringing darkness and a spattering of bright stars.
The player
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