splatter

[splat-er]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to splash and scatter upon impact.

   The paint splattered when I dropped the bucket.

noun

1. an act or instance of splattering.

2. the quantity splattered.

   to wipe up a splatter of ketchup on the rug.

adjective

1. characterized by gory imagery.

   splatter films.

splatter

/ ˈsplætə /

verb

1. to splash with small blobs; spatter

noun

1. a splash of liquid, mud, etc

Other Word Forms

• unsplattered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of splatter¹

1775–85; blend of splash and spatter

Example Sentences

Even with the Babushkinov’s troika dragged halfway into the gully at the road’s edge, the mail sled came so close that it splattered mud on them as it passed.

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"People are going to tune in because they want to see Paul get splattered. I can't blame Joshua."

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"There are thousands of them together, all coughing and splattering," Bamford said, adding that the seals are also particularly "snotty".

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A splattering of white on one corner of each building mimicked the dappling of sun on the water.

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A hit woman who has made her kill cleanly, with no blood splatter.

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