spatter
verb (used with object)
to scatter or dash in small particles or drops.
was spattering
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past progressiveof spatter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In late 2009, as she was about to turn 80, Vera Klement was spattering and brushing red paint onto a 6-by-7-foot canvas on the floor of her loft in Chicago where she lived and worked.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Geological Survey reported that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but that no flow had formed.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2018
Geological Survey reported that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but no flow had formed.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2018
He did not know that Samuel Insull was under indictment in Chicago for larceny and embezzlement, that the U. S. State Department was spattering Europe with cables asking his whereabouts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Esteban walked quickly with his big strides, practically dragging Clara behind him, without noticing the dirty water that was spattering his impeccable gray trousers from the English tailor.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
