splatter

/หˆsplรฆtษš/

IPA: /S P L AE1 T ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.

    โ€œHe had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.โ€

  2. 2

    A genre of gory horror.

    โ€œsplatter film; splatter movieโ€

verb
  1. 1

    To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.

    โ€œThe drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.โ€

  2. 2

    To cause (something) to splatter.

    โ€œHe splattered paint onto the wall.โ€

  3. 3

    To spatter (something or somebody).

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/splatter