- present participle of spatter.
spattering
Example Sentences
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Spattering lead creates the practical difference between Canadian "dominion status" and Irish, for there is no legal difference.
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Spattering and plunging, but cooling fast, the gray team galloped along the shallow bed of the Cocahutchie.
From Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way by Stoddard, William Osborn
Spattering drops turned into a steady, cold, driving rainstorm.
From Men Called Him Master by Smith, Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen)
Still, wearily, I swing my shovel, Spattering the black coal over the palates Of the snoring mouths which rapidly swallow.
From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould
Spattering is caused by water contained in the articles being turned to steam and throwing out the fat; hence, one reason for making them very dry and of lowering them gradually into the fat.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary