backspatter
backspatter · backspatters · backspattered · backspattering
Of a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured…Of a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown.
Meaning
1 sensesOf a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown.
Origin
From back- + spatter.From back- + spatter.
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Forms
backspatters, backspattering, backspattered, backspatteredirregular
| Base form | backspatter · to backspatter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backspatters |
| Present participle | backspattering |
| Past simple | backspattered |
| Past participle | backspattered |
Tenses
backspatter · backspattered · will backspatter · have backspatteredPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.