spattering vs painting

spattering and painting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spattering	Yes	No	No	No
painting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, painting is a hypernym of spattering; that is, painting is a word with a broader meaning than spattering:

spattering (noun)	painting (noun)
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface	creating a picture with paints
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively	the occupation of a house painter
	the act of applying paint to a surface
	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface