Splash - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |splæʃ|  American pronunciation of the word splash
Brit.  |splæʃ|  British pronunciation of the word splash

noun

- the sound like water splashing (syn: plash)
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (syn: stir)
he made a great splash and then disappeared
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid (syn: dab, splatter)
just a splash of whiskey
- a patch of bright color
her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface (syn: spatter)
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly

verb

- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force (syn: splosh, sprinkle)
She splashed the water around her
- walk through mud or mire (syn: slop, slosh, splosh, squelch, squish)
- dash a liquid upon or against (syn: plash, spatter, splatter, splosh, swash)
The mother splashed the baby's face with water
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
The mountain was splashed with snow
- make a splashing sound (syn: slosh, slush, splosh)
water was splashing on the floor
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- strike and dash about in a liquid
The boys splashed around in the pool

Extra examples

He dropped the bottle and bleach splashed onto the floor.

We could hear the waves splashing against the side of the boat.

The baby splashed the water.

Don't splash water at your brother.

I accidentally splashed some water on the floor.

She splashed cold water on her face.

We were splashed by a passing car.

She splashed her face with cold water.

The dog was splashing through the waves.

...at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother...

His boots were splashed with mud.

Passing traffic has splashed the wall up with mud / splashed mud on the wall.

The garden was splashed with bright flowers.

She has light skin, splashed with a galaxy of freckles.

The ocean splashed against the pier.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: splash
he/she/it: splashes
present participle: splashing
past tense: splashed
past participle: splashed
noun
singular: splash
plural: splashes
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