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UK
/spˈæt/
]
[ US /ˈspæt/ ]
[ US /ˈspæt/ ]
NOUN
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- a quarrel about petty points
- a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
VERB
-
spawn
oysters spat -
strike with a sound like that of falling rain
Bullets were spatting the leaves -
become permanently attached
mollusks or oysters spat - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- engage in a brief and petty quarrel
-
clap one's hands together
The children were clapping to the music -
come down like raindrops
Bullets were spatting down on us
How To Use spat In A Sentence
- Remember the family spat that hit the headlines a couple of years ago? Times, Sunday Times
- The pilots benefited from a great deal of on-the-job training, but the squadron's main contribution to the campaign entailed carrying dispatches and mail.
- Once the egg is half-cooked, break the yolk and cut into the white with your spatula. Times, Sunday Times
- I passed plunging gorges, streams in spate, riverbanks ripped open, fields flooded, a brown soup drowning the track.
- This inversion technique takes into account atmospheric effects on the radiation and spatial variations in the surface emissivity and backscatter.
- As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor. The Mysterious Island
- A gob of crimson pouring from his lips, he spat it out, wiping the excess with the back of his hand.
- This process must proceed with dispatch, without posturing, without grandstanding, without empty words.
- Using a slotted spatula, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined sheet pan, reserve, and maintain the hot pan.
- From his driveway, Benelli dispatches patrol cars and sends officers to new assignments.
