Example: "He heard a spatter of gunfire"
To splash (someone or something) with small droplets.
Example: "When my wet chihuahua shook himself, i was spattered with smelly water."
To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing.
To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
Example: "To spatter blood"
To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets.
To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
Example: "Make sure the pieces of fish are dry before you put them into the hot oil so that it doesn’t spatter."
To injure by aspersion; to defame.