spatter
verb (used with object)
to scatter or dash in small particles or drops.
were 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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The night was sultry and overcast; and before I reached my destination big drops of rain were spattering down, and the mutter of thunder mingled with the ceaseless roll of the traffic.
From The Red Symbol by John Ironside
The drops were no longer clinging to the leaves, they were spattering dull and lustrelessly to the ground.
From The Miracle Man by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
The waters beat upon the point where they were, spattering them with spray, and ceaselessly pouring in and out of the deep caves of the rocks, which seemed hollow, like a house.
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Armando Palacio Vald?s
All about him the big, cool drops were spattering on the invisible stones.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Edison Marshall
A large black cloud had covered up the sun, and some drops were spattering on Mr. Dennant's hard felt hat.
From The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy
