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
Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Theresa Marcoux, 18, and Mark Harnish, 20, were found shot to death on the morning of Nov. 19, 1978 at a rest stop in West Springfield after a police officer spotted Harnish’s empty pickup truck splattered with blood inside and out, according to Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Prevent Microwave Messes Here’s a tip the whole family can get behind: Top leftovers with a sheet of parchment paper before placing in the microwave to keep splatters away.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 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
Sheridan first began selling this stark vision of American life to millions of weekly viewers with his flagship series Yellowstone, a modern western splattered with violence and littered with corpses.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Theresa Marcoux, 18, and Mark Harnish, 20, were found shot to death on the morning of Nov. 19, 1978 at a rest stop in West Springfield after a police officer spotted Harnish’s empty pickup truck splattered with blood inside and out, according to Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
KitchenAid Universal Nesting Plastic Mixing Bowls $32 $13 Amazon
This set of nesting plastic mixing bowls from KitchenAid felt comfortable to hold during testing and were tall enough to prevent any major splatters.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Prevent Microwave Messes Here’s a tip the whole family can get behind: Top leftovers with a sheet of parchment paper before placing in the microwave to keep splatters away.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 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 17 Dec. 2024.
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