splatter

Meanings

Plural: splatters

Noun

• the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
• a small quantity of something moist or liquid
  • "a splatter of mud"
• An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
• A genre of gory horror.
• Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.

Verb

• cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
  • "splatter water"
• dash a liquid upon or against
• To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
• To cause (something) to splatter.
• To spatter (something or somebody).

Synonyms

dab, plash, slop, spatter, spattering, spill, splash, splattering, splosh, splutter, sputter, sputtering, swash