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Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force
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splashing
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn: spatter , spattering , splash , splattering ] the act of scattering water about haphazardly [syn: splash ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Splash \Splash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splashed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Splashing .] [Akin to plash.] To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An action that splashes. vb. (present participle of splash English)
Usage examples of splashing.
And saw a stream of animals, hoofed, padded, clawed and dashing, splashing through the ponds for Various Aquatic Birds, setting the night aflight - all of them making for the rear gate that opened to the Tiroler Garten.
A number of other, similar beings moved leisurely in the pools, splashing the shallow water on their skins or burrowing down into the agates till only their eyes and trunk-ends showed.
Rostov threw his cloak over his shoulders, shouted to Lavrushka to follow with the things, and- now slipping in the mud, now splashing right through it- set off with Ilyin in the lessening rain and the darkness that was occasionally rent by distant lightning.
Then he started running, slo-mo steps through the water, thrashing and splashing as the Blimp closed in.
Wellington Bunn was one, ran back and forth from the water barrel, carrying the filled buckets and splashing the contents on the flames.
It was a cool, glistening patch in the shade of old weeping willows, and forcing a way through the clumps of weeds, preening and splashing themselves, swam a couple of snow-white, red-beaked geese.
One, from his high bright window in a tower, Leans out, as evening falls, And sees the advancing curtain of the shower Splashing its silver on roofs and walls: Sees how, swift as a shadow, it crosses the city, And murmurs beyond far walls to the sea, Leaving a glimmer of water in the dark canyons, And silver falling from eave and tree.
Often they had started when, with a sudden movement, his hat entered the diligence through the small window, while he clung with his other arm to the footboard, between the wheels splashing mud.
Then they were laughing in the pool, splashing about until Galatea drew herself to the bank, glowing and panting.
A pang of jealousy shot through me for a moment, as Hasting came splashing through the sedges.
Rabbit followed along behind, going hoppity, hoppity, hoppity, and presently he saw Brushtail splashing along in the Murmuring Brook.
Tommo in the face, splashing across his blouse as Hori Hura smashes his rum bottle against the window sill.
He strode away and Jonty heard him splashing through a stream of underground water.
The staff came out and around in a lemniscate of pale blue, catching the magickal bird and splashing feathers into the air.
She heard Loral and Jek splashing up behind her, felt their hands wrapped around her waist.