Synonyms of splash

Noun


1. splash, plash, noise

usage: the sound like water splashing

2. stir, splash, disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle

usage: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"

3. dab, splash, splatter, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount

usage: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"

4. splash, spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation

usage: a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"

5. spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering, painting

usage: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

6. splash, splashing, wetting

usage: the act of scattering water about haphazardly

Verb


1. sprinkle, splash, splosh, scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse

usage: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her"

2. squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop, slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

usage: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

3. spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash, scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse

usage: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

4. splash, overlay, cover

usage: mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow"

5. splash, splosh, slosh, slush, sound, go

usage: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

6. splash, dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

usage: soil or stain with a splashed liquid

7. splash

usage: strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool"

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Definition and meaning of splash (Dictionary)