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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Clara McMichael, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
After all, its job is to protect your walls by catching anything that splatters in their direction.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Expect paint splatters, swipes, blurs, and smudges worked into your manicures.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 18 Oct. 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
Blood splattered across both men, as well as the aircraft seat, window and wall.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
After all, its job is to protect your walls by catching anything that splatters in their direction.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
Then, slide handwritten, print-out, or cutout instructions into plastic page sleeves to protect them from potential splatter and spills from following along while making your masterpiece.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Expect paint splatters, swipes, blurs, and smudges worked into your manicures.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 18 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2024.
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