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kleckern (v.i./t.)
   to dribble, spill; to make a mess (by spilling paint/liquid/sauce)

Er hat Soße auf sein Hemd gekleckert.
He spilled some gravy/sauce on his shirt.

Related:
Nicht kleckern, (sondern) klotzen! Don’t do things half way! / Do it up right! (lit., “don’t mess around, slog away”)
die Kleckerei making a mess
   ohne Kleckerei gehts nicht you can’t do it without making a mess
Kleckse machen to make a stain/make spots
beschmutzen make a mess, make dirty

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