splatterPronunciation: /ˈsplatə/Translate splatter | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of splatter verb 1 [with object] splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one:a passing cart rolled by, splattering him with mud splash (a liquid) over a surface or object: (as adjective splattered)she wiped the splattered blood from her face [no object, with adverbial] (of a liquid) splash:heavy droplets of rain splatter on to the windscreen 2 informal prominently or sensationally publish (a story) in a newspaper:the story is splattered over pages two and three noun 1a spot or trail of a thick or viscous liquid splashed over a surface or object:each puddle we crossed threw a splatter of mud on the windshield 2 [as modifier] informal denoting or referring to films featuring many violent and gruesome deaths:a splatter movieOrigin: late 18th century: imitativesplatter in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of splatter in the US English dictionary
