spatted

Variant of spat

spat definition

spat (spat)

noun

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

Etymology: prob. echoic

intransitive verb spatted spat′·ted, spatting spat′·ting

  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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