: a splattering or slapping sound
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Having just triumphed in his plan to use a radio tower in the Upside Down to poke a rift into the Abyss and defeat the Mind Flayer once and for all (one of many shark-jumping moments in the series finale), the character lost his footing and seemed headed for a gruesome splat.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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Noun
There are props that can break or splat.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Having just triumphed in his plan to use a radio tower in the Upside Down to poke a rift into the Abyss and defeat the Mind Flayer once and for all (one of many shark-jumping moments in the series finale), the character lost his footing and seemed headed for a gruesome splat.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
That said, those interested in the simpler pleasures of watching bugs go splat will also find plenty to like, from its gnarly, goo-slinging action set pieces to CGI effects that stand up to today's technology.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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“Splat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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