Webster's English Dictionary

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spatter

1. spat.ter \'spat-*r\ vb [akin to Flem spetteren to spatter] 1: to splash 
   with or as if with a liquid; also : to soil in this w ay 2: to scatter by 
   splashing  3: to injure by aspersion : DEFAME  : to spurt forth in 
   scattered drops 
2. spatter n 1a: the act or process of spattering : the state of being 
   spattered  1b: the noise of spattering  2a: a drop or splash spattered on 
   something or a spot or stain due to spatt ering 2b: a small number : 
   SPRINKLE