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

"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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Smaller birds splattered the robots with their droppings.

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