Splatter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsplætɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splatter is a noun meaning An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
Meaning
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, attributive, film) A genre of gory horror.
- (uncountable, radio) Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
- (intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to splatter.
- (transitive) To spatter (something or somebody).
Example Sentences
splatter film; splatter movie
He splattered paint onto the wall.
Her wet hands […] splattered him with suds.
He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
Word Forms
- splatters
- splattering
- splattered
Synonyms for splatter
Depending on context, synonyms include splutter, sputter, swash, spatter, dab, plash.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spatter, spattering, splosh, splash, sputter, spill.
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