SPLATTER
/ˈsplætɚ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- verb cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container.
— synonyms: spill, slop
- verb dash a liquid upon or against.
— synonyms: spatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively.
— synonyms: spatter, spattering, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering
- noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid.
— synonyms: dab, splash
Examples
- “He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.”
- “splatter film; splatter movie”
- “The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.”
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