spatter
verb (used with object)
to scatter or dash in small particles or drops.
is spattering
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present progressiveof spatter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Less noble in realization, but no less heartfelt in intent, is an eruption of red, white and blue that is spattering America like Bicentennial measles.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the way to gulping $150 million for its makers, the movie Jaws is spattering finny largesse all over the pop landscape.
From Time Magazine Archive
