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splat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
splat
(noun)
splat
/
ˈ
splæt/
noun
plural
splats
splat
/
ˈ
splæt/
noun
plural
splats
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPLAT
[
singular
]
informal
:
the sound made when something wet hits a surface
The water balloon hit the ground and broke with a
splat
.
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— splat
verb
,
splats
;
splatted
;
splatting
informal
[
no object
]
A bug
splatted
on the windshield.
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