splatter
verb (used with or without object)
to splash and scatter upon impact.
were splattering
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past progressiveof splatter.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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Before they were through, fresh drops were splattering in the car.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a storm was coming on, and the first big drops of it were splattering the terrace when Mr. Pope entered Lord Harcourt's mansion.
From The Certain Hour by James Branch Cabell
