Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈsplætɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈsplætɚ
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
A genre of gory horror.
Usage- attributive
- Uncountable
- Examples
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splatter film; splatter movie
Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
Usage- Uncountable
Verb
To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
Usage- Intransitive
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The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
To cause (something) to splatter.
Usage- Transitive
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He splattered paint onto the wall.
To spatter (something or somebody).
Usage- Transitive
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More examples (1)
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!
Her wet hands […] splattered him with suds.
Noun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- Broader terms
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he heard a spatter of gunfire
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- Broader terms
- Examples
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a dab of paint
a splatter of mud
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just a splash of whiskey
Verb
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
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spill the milk
splatter water
dash a liquid upon or against
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The mother splashed the baby's face with water