splatter

[ splat-er ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to splash and scatter upon impact:

   The paint splattered when I dropped the bucket.

noun

1. an act or instance of splattering.
2. the quantity splattered:

   to wipe up a splatter of ketchup on the rug.

adjective

1. characterized by gory imagery:

   splatter films.

splatter

/ ˈsplætə /

verb

1. to splash with small blobs; spatter

noun

1. a splash of liquid, mud, etc

Other Words From

• un·splattered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of splatter¹

1775–85; blend of splash and spatter

Example Sentences

When Ms Guy arrived she was shown into the salon where she said there “was blood splatter up the walls” and “gauze swabs lying around that had still got blood on from the previous person”.

From BBC

A park ranger noticed fresh paintball splatter on structures in the park Sunday, according to the park service.

From Los Angeles Times

For Roth, the splatter auteur behind films like “Hostel” and the recent “Thanksgiving,” “Borderlands” represents his biggest canvas yet, so expect generous helpings of violence and mayhem along with the irreverent, absurdist comedy that fans of the first-person shooter have come to love.

From Los Angeles Times

I looked back at Samir and noticed for the first time that his eyes were sincerely brown, no stain or splatter—when everything else about him was shaggy and oafish.

From Literature

I shut my eyes, thinking I’m about to fall into who knows what and possibly splatter on the bottom, but I’m not falling.

From Literature