spattering

n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;

"he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {splatter},

{splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]

2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:

{spatter}, {splash}, {splashing}, {splattering}]