Definition of "spattering" []

• Present participle of spatter. (verb)
• Something spattered. (noun)

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• "At one time it was "spattering," when all faces and fingers had a tendency to smudges of India ink; and there was hardly a fine comb or tooth-brush fit for use in the establishment."
• "A cursory glance at the list of honorees reminds one of the political underpinnings that dominate the awards 'list with only a spattering of awardees who actually did work for the community, humanity or the environment."
• "Fragments of sunlight pierced the thick canopy, spattering them with shifting flecks of light."