splatter

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verb

splat·​ter ˈspla-tər 

splattered; splattering; splatters

transitive verb

: spatter

intransitive verb

: to scatter or fall in or as if in drops

splatter

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noun

: spatter, splash

splatter

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adjective

: characterized by extreme or excessive gore or violence

a splatter movie

Synonyms of splatter

Verb

• splash
• spatter

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

Verb

In recent years, protesters have torn down his statues and splattered others with red paint. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Noun

Sparing no detail, as my spaghetti arrived, my waiter fixed a bib over my dress to protect it from rogue splatters. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

When Paul moves past it, the whole cake splatters on the ground, and Molly’s husband, Ash, creeps out of the bushes and starts eating it off the floor. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

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

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably blend of splash and spatter

First Known Use

Verb

1785, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1819, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for splatter

• atter
• batter
• blatter
• catarrh
• chatter
• clatter
• fatter
• flatter
• hatter
• latter
• matter
• natter

Kids Definition

splatter

verb

splat·​ter

ˈsplat-ər

1

: spatter entry 1 sense 1

2

: to scatter or fall in or as if in drops

splatter noun