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.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
One look was a pair of loose-fitting ivory denim jeans with double zippers in front and an abstract expressionist design splattered all over.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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
Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
One look was a pair of loose-fitting ivory denim jeans with double zippers in front and an abstract expressionist design splattered all over.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
Notice tomato sauce splatters in the microwave?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for splatter
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“Splatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splatter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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