splatter
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impactAn uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
» The wall was splattered with blood.
Стена была забрызгана кровью. — AntonKhorev
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
бры́згиbrýzgi
(attributive, uncountable)A genre of gory horror.
splatter film; splatter movie
(uncountable)Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
- the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
Examples
27 sentencesThe wall was splattered with blood.
ruСтена была забрызгана кровью. — AntonKhorev
There was blood splattered on the walls near the victims.
Try not to splatter the ink.
ruСтарайся не ставить клякс. — shanghainese
Paint splatters decorated the workshop floor.
There were blood splatters on the ground.
ruНа земле были брызги крови. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Uncertain. Emerged 1780s.https://www.etymonline.com/word/splatter Possibly a blend of splaUncertain. Emerged 1780s.https://www.etymonline.com/word/splatter Possibly a blend of splash + spatter.
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Forms
plural: splattersSynonyms
8 synonyms- the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively:spatterspatteringsplatteringsputterspluttersputtering
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid:dabsplash
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable