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
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
In the brief video, a snare drum apparently played by a toy monkey is suddenly splattered in blood, as is James.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Several rounds pierced all the way through the car, leaving five holes in the windshield along with what appeared to be blood splatter.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 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 animated Joker struts through a theater lobby past posters of Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon, Frank Sinatra in Pal Joey and Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity — all figuring in musical choices later in the film — but blood also will splatter the screen.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
In the brief video, a snare drum apparently played by a toy monkey is suddenly splattered in blood, as is James.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Noun
The deluxe edition is now available to preorder in a variety of formats, including a Petty store exclusive 2LP pressing on 180-gram red with black splatter color vinyl, housed in a numbered foil tip-on jacket and a lithograph.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Several rounds pierced all the way through the car, leaving five holes in the windshield along with what appeared to be blood splatter.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 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 15 Sep. 2024.
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