to splatter
51
4.1
- verb
- /ˈsplætər/
:
salpicar
- From the locomotive, looking back, the string of splattered livestock carriages stretches into darkness.
- splattered with blood
So this egg hits me, it splatters and I this is the only jacket I've got.
- So this egg hits me, it splatters and I this is the only jacket I've got.
- I am so glad I was straight away from sipping and I would have splattered everywhere.
- But there's many moments in these equations when I would run you through your brain would just splatter on the walls because it's like, wow, it's so incredible.
Examples
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A sudden gush of arterial bleeding sends a stream of blood splattering over the inside of the windshield.
Fiction book (1990) -
Outside the window, she could hear rain splattering on the already muddy ground.
Fiction book (1993) -
Burke turned to see Ord standing before the older men, his tunic splattered with blood.
Fiction book (1992) -
Best stand back, fellas, unless yοu wanna get yοur suits all splattered.
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The paint splattered on the floor, creating a messy pattern.
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As the car drove through the puddle, water splattered onto the sidewalk.
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He accidentally splattered tomato sauce on his shirt while cooking.
Synonyms
347
1.0
To accidentally cause liquid to flow out of a container
100
1.1
To put small drops of liquid or tiny pieces on something
91
1.0
To make liquid move so it hits things and makes noise
14
5.0
To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots
3
1.2
Make water spray in small drops by hitting or moving through it
3
6.2
To hit a surface and make a wet flat mark or sound
3
5.9
To make liquid move and spill around inside a container
3
4.9
To spill or pour liquid in a messy way
3
1.1
To let the drink in your cup or glass fall by accident
1
5.6
To make drops of liquid hit many places, like clothes or a table
1
8.9
To splash mud or water onto something and make it dirty
To splash liquid messily so it covers nearby things
To splash small drops against a surface and make spots
To move water so it hits something and makes drops
To move through water and make a loud wet sound
To scatter small drops or bits lightly over something
To move or splash with force and noise
To spill liquid in a heavy or clumsy way
To splash liquid around and make a mess
How Messy
34
3.0
51
4.1
91
1.0
14
5.0
100
1.1
42
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Splatter comes from the sound word splat, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of many little 'splat' marks. So to splatter is to make liquid fall or fly in messy drops, often leaving spots everywhere.