Bit
Bit noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: I'll have only a bit of food right now
Nearby Word: bite
Spatter
Spatter noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: a spatter of praise for her work was mixed in with quite a lot of criticism
Both words in one sentence
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Gory Discretion Shot: While the movie offers up a lot of blood spatter, we cut away during the bit where Maggie performs some painful Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique on a Sang mook.
Source: Film / The Expendables 2 -
If the round doesn't exit the skull, the blood will be mostly around the entry wound, with possibly a bit of spatter if the victim jerked or twitched.
Source: Pretty Little Headshots
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