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splash

/splæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Splash means: walk through mud or mire.

Synonyms for splash31

noun, as in the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering

noun, as in a small quantity of something moist or liquid

dab, splatter

noun, as in the sound like water splashing

plash

noun, as in a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

stir

noun, as in the act of scattering water about haphazardly

splashing

verb, as in walk through mud or mire

squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop

verb, as in dash a liquid upon or against

spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash

verb, as in make a splashing sound

splosh, slosh, slush

verb, as in cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

sprinkle, splosh

also used for splash

splasher, jooka ~ jooker, nank, shank, bassy, rambo, pokey, chete, ying, chef, ching, chib, chive, enthrill, foin

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What does splash mean?13

verb

1

walk through mud or mire“We had to splosh across the wet meadow”

2

dash a liquid upon or against“The mother splashed the baby's face with water”

3

make a splashing sound“water was splashing on the floor”

4

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force“She splashed the water around her”

5

mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered“The mountain was splashed with snow”

6

soil or stain with a splashed liquid

7

strike and dash about in a liquid“The boys splashed around in the pool”

noun

1

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

2

a small quantity of something moist or liquid“a dab of paint”

3

the sound like water splashing

4

a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event“he made a great splash and then disappeared”

5

the act of scattering water about haphazardly

6

a patch of bright color“her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with splash?19

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Splash in a sentence

  • Children enjoy making a splash in the water as they come off a waterslide.witbrock
  • He jumped into the water with a splash.CK
  • Children enjoying making a splash in water as they come off a waterslide.blay_paul
  • The baby likes to splash in the tub.sharptoothed
  • Splish-splash is an example of an ideophone.megamanenm
  • He fell into the water with a splash.LeeSooHa
  • It fell into the water with a splash.sundown
  • If a seaplane could splash down there, we could evacuate the few residents in two hours.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of splash

as a noun

plural
splashes

as a verb

past tense
splashed
present participle
splashing
third-person singular
splashes
past participle
splashed