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spatted

Variant of spat

noun

  1. Rare a slap
  2. a quick, slapping sound
  3. Informal a brief, petty quarrel or dispute

intransitive verb spatted, spatting

  1. Rare to slap
  2. to strike with a quick, slapping sound
  3. Informal to engage in a spat, or quarrel

transitive verb

Rare to slap

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