Get to know Spattering better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like spatter or splattering.
Spattering meaning
present participle and gerund of spatter
Synonyms of Spattering
Using Spattering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of spatter
- Useful related words include: spatter, splattering, splashing, splash.
- In the example corpus, spattering often appears in combinations such as: was spattering, spattering but.
Context around Spattering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spattering
- In this selection, "spattering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, actively, canvas and paint stand out and add context to how "spattering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include night was spattering but no and blank canvas spattering paint like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spattering" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spattering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One that opened Saturday night was spattering, but no flow had formed. (12 words)
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but no lava flow had yet formed. (23 words)
A new outbreak has been reported at 6:00 pm just east of fissure 16. Lava from this latest outbreak is actively spattering and degassing but no flow has yet formed. (31 words)
The scene is as gripping as the contrasting one earlier when the two men achieve a mute solidarity as they vigorously prime a blank canvas, spattering paint like blood in an abattoir, toiling to obliterate the white. (37 words)
Embedded in police stations and hospitals across London and in some – but not all – parts of the UK, there is a spattering of outreach workers such as these three: the anti-youth-violence frontline. (34 words)
A new outbreak has been reported at 6:00 pm just east of fissure 16. Lava from this latest outbreak is actively spattering and degassing but no flow has yet formed. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Embedded in police stations and hospitals across London and in some – but not all – parts of the UK, there is a spattering of outreach workers such as these three: the anti-youth-violence frontline.
A new outbreak has been reported at 6:00 pm just east of fissure 16. Lava from this latest outbreak is actively spattering and degassing but no flow has yet formed.
One that opened Saturday night was spattering, but no flow had formed.
The scene is as gripping as the contrasting one earlier when the two men achieve a mute solidarity as they vigorously prime a blank canvas, spattering paint like blood in an abattoir, toiling to obliterate the white.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the 17th fissure, which opened Saturday night, was spattering but no lava flow had yet formed.
Common combinations with spattering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: