splashing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
    splattering; splash; spatter; spattering.
  2. noun the act of scattering water about haphazardly
    splash.
  3. verb cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
    splosh; sprinkle; splash.
    • She splashed the water around her
  4. verb walk through mud or mire
    slosh; squish; splosh; splash; squelch; slop.
    • We had to splosh across the wet meadow
  5. verb dash a liquid upon or against
    plash; splatter; splash; spatter; splosh; swash.
    • The mother splashed the baby's face with water
  6. verb mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
    splash.
    • The mountain was splashed with snow
  7. verb make a splashing sound
    splosh; slush; splash; slosh.
    • water was splashing on the floor
  8. verb soil or stain with a splashed liquid
    splash.
  9. verb strike and dash about in a liquid
    splash.
    • The boys splashed around in the pool

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