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backspattering

backspattering is the present participle and gerund of backspatter.

Meaning of backspatter

Verb

backspatter (third-person singular simple present backspatters, present participle backspattering, simple past and past participle backspattered)

  1. (intransitive, forensic science) Of a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown.

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Questions about backspattering

What is backspattering the present participle and gerund of?
Backspattering is the present participle and gerund of backspatter.

Words near backspattering in the dictionary

  1. backspacing
  2. backspang
  3. backspangs
  4. backspatter
  5. backspattered
  6. backspattering
  7. backspatters
  8. backspelling
  9. backspike
  10. backspikes
  11. backspin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backspattering (page history and authors); backspatter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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