splatting

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of splat. Use it for something hitting a surface and spreading right now.

   The rain was splatting against the window all night.

   Mud kept splatting onto his boots as he walked.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The wet, smacking sound or movement made when something soft hits a surface.

   Like the noise a water balloon makes when it bursts on the ground.

   We heard loud splatting as the tomato hit the floor.

   The splatting of rain on the tent kept us awake.

   Similarsplattering, splashing, spattering, squelching

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A way to blend surface textures by using a map that lets lower layers show through where it is see-through.

   Like stacking sheets of paper where some have holes, so you can see the pictures underneath.

   The game used splatting to blend grass and dirt on the hillside.

   Splatting let the artist mix rock and sand textures smoothly.

   Similarblending

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