splatter

American  

[splat-er] / ˈsplæt ər /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to splash and scatter upon impact.

   The paint splattered when I dropped the bucket.

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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 British  

/ ˈsplætə /

verb

1. to splash with small blobs; spatter

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noun

1. a splash of liquid, mud, etc

Other Word Forms

• unsplattered adjective

Etymology

Origin of splatter

1775–85; blend of splash and spatter

Example Sentences

With Green stepping back to flay an expected short ball, he was bluffed by a Carse yorker that splattered the stumps.

From BBC

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.

From Literature

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

From Barron's

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

From Literature

Smaller birds splattered the robots with their droppings.

From Literature