splatter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Uncertain. Emerged 1780s.https://www.etymonline.com/word/splatter Possibly a blend of splash + spatter.

Hearing a splatter of musketry from the distance, he wondered indifferently if those men sometimes slept. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
Leading my (motley) crew was the director of photography, first cameraman Roger Drexel, a grizzled veteran with a ponytail who'd been with my producer, David Roth and his Applecore Productions, from back when he did beach movies and splatter films. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover
Brer Fox he step off en duck hisse'f; den Brer Wolf duck hisse'f; en Brer B'ar he make a splunge en duck hisse'f; en, bless gracious, dey kick en splatter twel it look lak dey 'uz gwine ter slosh all de water outer de mill-pon'. — Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris

spatter, spattering, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering

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