Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: splather
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To splash or slather.

Transitive verb

noun

A messy splash.

Example Sentences

"She's careful about her smell, her looks; and true, a lot of Lisa is only what you see on the surface, and even that surface layer is covered in scent, splathered in suntan lotion, and she even hides her original accent, […]"
"[T]oday it's double helpings of Mexican sausage and American scrambled eggs, with hot sauce splathered on Sampson's, buttered toast also for him, two muffins for me, and some fruit for us to pocket for later."
"[S]he flaps distractedly past us in a splather of muddy spume."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

splathers (present, singular) splathering (participle, present) splathered (participle, past) splathered (past) splathers (plural)

Questions

What does splather mean?: To splash or slather.

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