splattered; splattering; splatters
: to scatter or fall in or as if in drops
: characterized by extreme or excessive gore or violence
a splatter movie
Examples of splatter in a Sentence
Verb
Mud splattered everywhere when the wet dog shook himself.
Rain splattered against the windows.
A big bug splattered against the windshield of the car.
The egg splattered on the floor.
The paint splattered my clothes.
Noun
I had paint splatters on my jeans.
There were mud splatters all over the carpet.
Blood splatter was found at the crime scene.
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
Heyden was wearing a white t-shirt splattered in blood and had noticeable swelling and marks on the left side of his face.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
There is no splatter, but domestic terror unfolds during a 6-year-old girl’s 911 call to report her mother in danger.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
The film is a mess of tones and ideas, lugubrious splatter-movie violence mixed with a confused desire to appeal to the Stranger Things demographic.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
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Verb
Kardashian's Instagram update concluded with a post-run photo of a pair of sneakers splattered with all different colors.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
Heyden was wearing a white t-shirt splattered in blood and had noticeable swelling and marks on the left side of his face.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Noun
The toothpaste splatters block one eye and Adrian waits for an answer.
—Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
There is no splatter, but domestic terror unfolds during a 6-year-old girl’s 911 call to report her mother in danger.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Adjective
The avid reader in your life will adore this set of splatter paint bookends made of concrete casts.
—Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
The film is a mess of tones and ideas, lugubrious splatter-movie violence mixed with a confused desire to appeal to the Stranger Things demographic.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2022
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splatter. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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