splatter
verb (used with or without object)
to splash and scatter upon impact.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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He was so low now that saltwater spray was splattering his windshield.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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