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
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s walls, save for one made of red brick, are splattered with a mixture of adobe, clay and hay, and the ceiling is covered with panels of brown curtains hanging at different heights.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Sharland England’s catalog is the sort of thing Peter Rabbit himself might flip through to find a new heritage bed, a patchwork winter quilt, or a splatter cake stand for carrot cake.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Installed in 1903, the statue was removed in 2017, after being splattered with paint.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s walls, save for one made of red brick, are splattered with a mixture of adobe, clay and hay, and the ceiling is covered with panels of brown curtains hanging at different heights.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
How Often To Paint Your Home's Interior The walls inside your home are subjected to daily living, which means scuffs, fingerprints, splatters, and moisture.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Sharland England’s catalog is the sort of thing Peter Rabbit himself might flip through to find a new heritage bed, a patchwork winter quilt, or a splatter cake stand for carrot cake.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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