to splatter
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈsplætər/
- From the locomotive, looking back, the string of splattered livestock carriages stretches into darkness.
- splattered with blood
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
398
1.0
To accidentally cause liquid to flow out of a container
106
1.1
To put small drops of liquid or tiny pieces on something
101
1.0
To make liquid move so it hits things and makes noise
15
1.2
Make water spray in small drops by hitting or moving through it
9
5.0
To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots
7
6.2
To hit a surface and make a wet flat mark or sound
5
4.9
To spill or pour liquid in a messy way
2
5.9
To make liquid move and spill around inside a container
1
1.1
To let the drink in your cup or glass fall by accident
1
6.0
To spill liquid in a heavy or clumsy way
1
5.6
To make drops of liquid hit many places, like clothes or a table
1
9.9
To move water so it hits something and makes drops
1
7.6
To move or splash with force and noise
1
6.0
To splash small drops against a surface and make spots
1
8.9
To splash mud or water onto something and make it dirty
1
7.2
To move through water and make a loud wet sound
1
9.9
To scatter small drops or bits lightly over something
1
7.7
To splash liquid around and make a mess
1
9.9
To splash liquid messily so it covers nearby things
How Messy
11
3.0
37
4.1
101
1.0
9
5.0
106
1.1
25
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.