splattering
     n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;
          "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering},
           {splatter}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
     2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
         {spatter}, {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0