/ ˈsplætə(r); NAmE / verb
1.
[ v ] ( of large drops of liquid ) to fall or hit sth noisily :
Heavy rain splattered on the roof.
2.
to drop or throw water, paint, mud, etc. on sb/sth; to make sb/sth wet or dirty by landing on them in large drops :
[ vn ]
The walls were splattered with blood.
[ v ]
Coffee had splattered across the front of his shirt.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: imitative.