noun / interjection / verb

splat

SPLAT/splæt/

A wet impact that spreads material flat.

The mud hits the paving slab with a splat and spreads outward.

A heavy blob of wet mud caught at the instant it strikes a hard paving slab, flattening into a broad splash with thick radial lobes and airborne droplets.

Etymology

Splat imitates the smacking sound of an impact. It first served as a verb meaning “land with a smacking sound,” then became a noun naming the sound itself.

In context

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Joshua wrings the cloth out and hurls it into his face with a wet splat.

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More examples

A spoonful of oatmeal splats onto the kitchen floor.
Splat! The mud pie hits the wall and spreads out.
A splat of yogurt covers the front of my shirt.

Forms

splat · splats · splatted · splatting

Similar words

splatter: Emphasizes scattered drops rather than a single flattened impact.
smack: Emphasizes a sharp impact sound, without requiring wet material.