splat
noun/splæt/
Frequency rank: #17,173 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A wet, flat impact sound made when something soft hits a surface.
Example sentence
The tomato hit the wall and made that wet splat sound when it burst open.
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