splattering n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}] 2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: {spatter}, {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing}, {splattering}]