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   splatter

   /ˈsplatə/

   verb

   • 1. 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: "she wiped the splattered blood from her face"
   • ▪ (of a liquid) splash: "heavy droplets of rain splatter on to the windscreen"
   • 2. prominently or sensationally publish (a story) in a newspaper: informal "the story is splattered over pages two and three"

   noun

   • 1. a 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. denoting or referring to films featuring many violent and gruesome deaths: informal "a splatter movie"

   Word Origin late 18th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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