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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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Shine Mirrors To quickly get rid of water spots and splatters on mirrors, use a slightly damp microfiber cloth to create a shine.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 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
The eagle was also splattered with red paint years ago.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
Heavy spills or splatters should always be cleaned right away.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Shine Mirrors To quickly get rid of water spots and splatters on mirrors, use a slightly damp microfiber cloth to create a shine.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 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 20 Jan. 2025.
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