splashing (verb)

  • 11splash — I UK [splæʃ] / US verb Word forms splash : present tense I/you/we/they splash he/she/it splashes present participle splashing past tense splashed past participle splashed * 1) [intransitive] if a liquid splashes, it moves or hits something… …

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  • 12lap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lappe, from Old English læppa; akin to Old High German lappa flap Date: before 12th century 1. a. a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment b. archaic the skirt of a coat or dress 2. a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13dash — I. /dæʃ / (say dash) verb (t) 1. to strike violently, especially so as to break to pieces. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly. 3. to splash violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.). 4. to apply roughly as by splashing. 5. to throw… …

  • 14splash — /splæʃ / (say splash) verb (t) 1. to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter. 2. to fall upon (something) in scattered masses or particles, as a liquid does. 3. to cause to appear spattered. 4. to dash… …

  • 15splash — 1 verb 1 (I) if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something noisily or it moves noisily (+ against/on/over): Great drops of rain splashed on the window. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make someone or something wet with a lot of small… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16flash — [14] The earliest recorded use of flash is as a verb, referring to the swift turbulent splashing movement of water (a memory of which is probably preserved in modern English flash flood). The glints of light on the splashing surface of such water …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17splash about — phrasal verb splash around or splash about [intransitive] Word forms splash around : present tense I/you/we/they splash around he/she/it splashes around present participle splashing around past tense splashed around past participle splashed… …

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  • 18splash around — phrasal verb splash around or splash about [intransitive] Word forms splash around : present tense I/you/we/they splash around he/she/it splashes around present participle splashing around past tense splashed around past participle splashed… …

    English dictionary

  • 19slosh — ► VERB 1) (of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound. 2) move through liquid with a splashing sound. 3) pour (liquid) clumsily. 4) Brit. informal hit hard. ► NOUN 1) an act or sound of splashing. 2) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20flash — [14] The earliest recorded use of flash is as a verb, referring to the swift turbulent splashing movement of water (a memory of which is probably preserved in modern English flash flood). The glints of light on the splashing surface of such water …

    Word origins