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splatter

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) splatter (verb)
  2. 2) splatter (noun)
  3. 3) splatter (adjective)

1splat·ter

verb \ˈspla-tər\

Definition of SPLATTER

transitive verb
: spatter
intransitive verb
: to scatter or fall in or as if in drops
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Examples of SPLATTER

  1. Mud splattered everywhere when the wet dog shook himself.
  2. Rain splattered against the windows.
  3. A big bug splattered against the windshield of the car.
  4. The egg splattered on the floor.
  5. The paint splattered my clothes.

Origin of SPLATTER

probably blend of splash and spatter
First Known Use: 1785

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Rhymes with SPLATTER

attar, batter, blatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, latter, matter, natter, patter, plaiter, platter, ratter, scatter, shatter, smatter, spatter, tatter

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