splatter

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. Emerged 1780s.[1] Possibly a blend of splash +‎ spatter. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsplætɚ/ Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) === Noun === splatter (countable and uncountable, plural splatters) An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact. (uncountable, attributive, film) A genre of gory horror. (uncountable, radio) Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === splatter (third-person singular simple present splatters, present participle splattering, simple past and past participle splattered) (intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess. (transitive) To cause (something) to splatter. (transitive) To spatter (something or somebody). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Platters, partlets, platters, prattles, sprattle == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English splatter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹splatːɛr/ === Noun === splatter c splatter (genre of gory horror) ==== Usage notes ==== Pronounced as written, as if a native Swedish word. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== splatterfilm ==== See also ==== underhållningsvåld