noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈsplætɚ/
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rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:S P L AE1 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A genre of gory horror.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
Examples
splatter film; splatter movie
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To cause (something) to splatter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
He splattered paint onto the wall.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To spatter (something or somebody).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
