splatter
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splatter
- /ˈsplætɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Emerged 1780s.https://www.etymonline.com/word/splatter Possibly a blend of splash + spatter.
noun splatters
- An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact. He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
- A genre of gory horror. splatter film; splatter movie
- Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
verb splatters · splattering · splattered
- To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess. The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
- To cause (something) to splatter. He splattered paint onto the wall.
- To spatter (something or somebody). The farmer whose land the Pratincole had chosen to frequent had such an adversion to birders that he had been thundering up and down all day in a high-powered muck-spreader, splattering them with cow dung!
Translations
Every language
noun An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact
| Español | mancha |
|---|---|
| Français | éclaboussure |
| Русский | бры́зги brýzgi |
verb To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess
| Español | estrellarse |
|---|---|
| Português | espalhar |
| Français | éclabousser |
| Русский | плеска́ть pleskátʹ, бры́згать brýzgatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bắn tung tóe |
verb To cause something to splatter
| Español | estrellar |
|---|---|
| Русский | расплеска́ть raspleskátʹ |
verb To spatter
| Español | salpicar |
|---|
Talk about this word "splatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/splatter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. splatter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/splatter "splatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/splatter.Cite this
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title = {splatter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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