spattered

Describes something that is covered or marked with small drops or splashes of a liquid or substance.

• 🇵🇹Descreve algo coberto ou marcado por pequenas gotas ou respingos de líquido ou de uma substância.

1. Covered with bright patches B2 formal

   Marked or covered with scattered spots, drops, or patches of a substance, often used in combination.

   • The artist's apron was spattered with colorful paint.
   • Her dress was spattered with mud after the walk.
   • The canvas was spattered with bright flecks of gold.

   🇵🇹Salpicado

   Sinônimos: blotcheddappledfleckedmottledspeckledsplashedsplotchedstippled

• more spattered comparative form
• most spattered superlative form

A verb used to describe the act of scattering or splashing small drops or particles of a liquid or substance over a surface.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para descrever a ação de espalhar ou borrifar pequenas gotas ou partículas de líquido ou substância sobre uma superfície; também pode indicar respingar ou salpicar algo com gotas ou manchas.

1. Splash or scatter liquid B2 formal

   To dash or scatter small drops of a liquid upon or against a surface.

   • The rain spattered against the windowpane.
   • She spattered paint across the canvas.
   • The car spattered mud on my trousers.

   🇵🇹Borrifar

   Sinônimos: bespatterdashsplashsplatterspraysprinkle

2. Rain lightly B2 informal

   To fall in small, scattered drops, as in a light rain.

   • It began to spatter just as we left the house.
   • The rain spattered on the roof all afternoon.
   • A few drops spattered onto the pavement.

   🇵🇹Chuviscar

   Sinônimos: drizzlemizzlespitsprinkle

3. Spot or soil B2 formal

   To mark or stain a surface with small spots or splashes.

   • The grease spattered his shirt.
   • The floor was spattered with paint.
   • Her dress was spattered with mud from the walk.

   🇵🇹Salpicar

   Sinônimos: bespatterdotfleckmottlespecklesplashsplatterstain

• spattered past participle
• spattered past simple
• spattering present participle
• spatters third person singular