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splat·ter

(splăt′ər)

v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters

v.tr.

1. To spatter (a surface or object), especially to soil with splashes of liquid.

2. To cause (a liquid) to fall on a surface or object.

v.intr.

To spatter, especially to fall or strike something so as to cause splashes.

A splash of liquid.

adj.

Characterized by gory violence: splatter films.

[Perhaps blend of splash and spatter.]

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splatter

(ˈsplætə)

to splash with small blobs; spatter

a splash of liquid, mud, etc

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splat•ter

(ˈsplæt ər)

v.t., v.i.

1. to splash and scatter upon impact.

2. an act or instance of splattering.

3. the quantity splattered.

adj.

4. characterized by gory imagery: splatter films.

[1775–85; perh.b. splash and spatter]

splatter

Past participle: splattered
Gerund: splattering

Imperative
splatter
splatter

Present
I splatter
you splatter
he/she/it splatters
we splatter
you splatter
they splatter

Preterite
I splattered
you splattered
he/she/it splattered
we splattered
you splattered
they splattered

Present Continuous
I am splattering
you are splattering
he/she/it is splattering
we are splattering
you are splattering
they are splattering

Present Perfect
I have splattered
you have splattered
he/she/it has splattered
we have splattered
you have splattered
they have splattered

Past Continuous
I was splattering
you were splattering
he/she/it was splattering
we were splattering
you were splattering
they were splattering

Past Perfect
I had splattered
you had splattered
he/she/it had splattered
we had splattered
you had splattered
they had splattered

Future
I will splatter
you will splatter
he/she/it will splatter
we will splatter
you will splatter
they will splatter

Future Perfect
I will have splattered
you will have splattered
he/she/it will have splattered
we will have splattered
you will have splattered
they will have splattered

Future Continuous
I will be splattering
you will be splattering
he/she/it will be splattering
we will be splattering
you will be splattering
they will be splattering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been splattering
you have been splattering
he/she/it has been splattering
we have been splattering
you have been splattering
they have been splattering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been splattering
you will have been splattering
he/she/it will have been splattering
we will have been splattering
you will have been splattering
they will have been splattering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been splattering
you had been splattering
he/she/it had been splattering
we had been splattering
you had been splattering
they had been splattering

Conditional
I would splatter
you would splatter
he/she/it would splatter
we would splatter
you would splatter
they would splatter

Past Conditional
I would have splattered
you would have splattered
he/she/it would have splattered
we would have splattered
you would have splattered
they would have splattered

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Noun	1.	splatter - the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" spatter, spattering, splattering, splutter, sputter, sputtering noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	splatter - a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" dab, splash small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Verb	1.	splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" slop, spill disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
	2.	splatter - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" spatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh puddle - make a puddle by splashing water slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

splatter

verb stain, spatter, mark, smear, speckle, blotch, splodge, bespatter a mud-splattered white suit

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

splatter

verb

1. To hurl or scatter liquid upon:

bespatter, dash, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, spray, swash.

2. To mark or soil with spots:

bespatter, blotch, spatter, splotch, spot.

Translations

splatter

[ˈsplætə^r]

vi → dégouliner

vt → éclabousser
a mud-splattered white shirt → une chemise blanche éclaboussée de boue

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

splatter

n → Spritzen nt no pl; (of rain) → Prasseln nt no pl; (= sth splattered) → Fleck m; (of ink, paint etc) → Klecks m; (Art, = splatter technique) → Spritztechnik f

vi → spritzen; (ink, paint also) → klecksen; (rain) → prasseln

vt → bespritzen; (with ink, paint etc) → beklecksen; to splatter somebody with mud, to splatter mud over somebody → jdn mit Schlamm bespritzen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

splatter

[ˈsplætəʳ]

1. vi → schizzare
mud had splattered onto our shoes → avevamo le scarpe inzaccherate di fango

2. vt (liquid) → schizzare; (food) → spiaccicare
an apron splattered with blood → un grembiule schizzato di sangue

3. n (sound) the splatter of rain on the windows → il tamburellare della pioggia sui vetri

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