: a splattering or slapping sound
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Try to lift those pumpkins by the stem, and the rest of the squash separates and goes splat on the ground.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
The tile could crumble at any time, and then: presto, splat, disaster and news cameras.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
This collaboration should broaden the application of glTF and enable even more industries to leverage the already popular format while also enabling faster and easier ways to create 3-D assets thanks to Gaussian splats.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Naked Gun, one of the silliest franchises of the last half-century, returns with a crash, splat, and ka-pow this summer.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
The story kicks in once the unicorn in question goes splat.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Maybe next week, a bald eagle will fall dead out of the sky and splat right on the White House lawn.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Try to lift those pumpkins by the stem, and the rest of the squash separates and goes splat on the ground.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
The tile could crumble at any time, and then: presto, splat, disaster and news cameras.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
This collaboration should broaden the application of glTF and enable even more industries to leverage the already popular format while also enabling faster and easier ways to create 3-D assets thanks to Gaussian splats.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The Naked Gun, one of the silliest franchises of the last half-century, returns with a crash, splat, and ka-pow this summer.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
The story kicks in once the unicorn in question goes splat.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Splat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splat. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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