splashing vs splattering

splashing and splattering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
splashing	Yes	No	No	No
splattering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, splashing and splattering are synonyms defined as:

splashing and splattering: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

Other synonyms of splashing include spatter, spattering, splash.

splashing (noun)	splattering (noun)
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface	the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
the act of scattering water about haphazardly	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively