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overspatter

overspatter verb: to spatter excessively.

Verb

overspatter (third-person singular simple present overspatters, present participle overspattering, simple past and past participle overspattered)

  1. (transitive) To spatter excessively.
    • Avoid overspattering by moving your hand across the surface while flicking the brush. Thin the paint with mineral spirits for a medium consistency so that it will not drip or lump.2004, Creative Gifts: Quick & Easy Projects, page 44
    • Be careful not to overspatter the painting.2008, Jerry Yarnell, Jerry Yarnell's Landscape Painting Secrets, page 9

Forms of overspatter

third-person singular presentoverspatters
present participleoverspattering
past participleoverspattered
pastoverspattered

Origin of overspatter

From over- + spatter.

Questions about overspatter

What does overspatter mean?
Overspatter means to spatter excessively.
What part of speech is overspatter?
Overspatter is a verb.
What is the past tense of overspatter?
The past tense of overspatter is overspattered.

Words near overspatter in the dictionary

  1. overspanning
  2. overspans
  3. oversparing
  4. oversparingly
  5. oversparred
  6. overspatter
  7. overspattered
  8. overspattering
  9. overspatters
  10. overspeak
  11. overspeaking

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