Found 2 items, similar to Spatting.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spatting
spat
n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn:
bicker,
bickering,
tiff,
squabble,
pettifoggery,
fuss]
2: a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the
instep and ankles [syn:
spats,
gaiter]
3: a young oyster or other bivalve
[also:
spatting,
spatted]
spat
v 1: come down like raindrops;
“Bullets were spatting down on us”
2: become permanently attached;
“mollusks or oysters spat”
3: strike with a sound like that of falling rain;
“Bullets were
spatting the leaves”
4: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn:
applaud,
clap,
acclaim] [ant:
boo]
5: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6: spawn;
“oysters spat”
7: clap one's hands together;
“The children were clapping to
the music” [syn:
clap]
[also:
spatting,
spatted]
spatting
See
spat
spat
See
spit
[also:
spatting,
spatted]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spatting
Spat
\Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Spatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spatting.]
To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the
hands. [Local, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.
--Judd.
[1913 Webster]