spattering
spat-ter-ing
verb
Scattering small drops of liquid or soft material over a surface.
"Rain was spattering against the window."
noun
A small quantity of liquid or soft material scattered in drops.
"There was a spattering of mud on the car."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: spatter, splash, splattering, splashing, splutter, splatter, sputter, sputtering