Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bespatter

/biˈspætɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-spat-ter
IPA: /biˈspætɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.

Transitive verb

verb

To soil by spattering.

Transitive verb

verb

To asperse with calumny or reproach; shend.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The flour bespattering Squeaker's now neglected clothes spoke eloquently of his clumsy efforts at damper making."
"[D]azed and blinded, she bent her head as if to let the pelt of jagged hail, the drench of dirty water, bespatter her unrebuked."
"Beſides, he hath not been afraid to rail on you, my Lord, who are now appointed to be his Judge, calling you an ungodly Villain, with many other ſuch like vilifying terms, with which he hath beſpattered most of the Gentry of our Town."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English spatter English bespatter From be- + spatter.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /biˈspætɚ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bespatters (present, singular) bespattering (participle, present) bespattered (participle, past) bespattered (past)

Derived Forms

bespatterer bespatterment

Synonyms

spatter

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter hatter splatter patter clatter

Questions

How do you pronounce bespatter?: The recorded pronunciation is /biˈspætɚ/.
What does bespatter mean?: To spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
Where does bespatter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English spatter English bespatter From be- + spatter.

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