Splosh (Verb)
Meaning 1
Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The children loved to splosh in the puddles on a rainy day, sending mud flying everywhere.
- The strong gust of wind sploshed the water in the bucket all over the floor.
- The painter sploshed the paint against the wall, creating a messy but unique art piece.
- As she got out of the car, she sploshed in a deep puddle, soaking her shoes and socks.
- The kids sploshed around in the backyard, playing with the hose on a hot summer day.
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Meaning 4
Make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Rain sploshed loudly on the metal roof of the garage.
- The large drop of water sploshed onto the table, spreading across the papers.
- As she washed the dishes, water sploshed from the sink onto the counter.
- The careless movement of the bucket handle caused water to splosh over the rim and land on the carpet.
- The rainstorm caused a puddle of water to splosh around my ankles as I rushed to the door.