splatter

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsplatə/

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 movie

Origin:

late 18th century: imitative