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- pronunciation:
- splaesh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
splashes, splashing, splashed |
| definition 1: |
If you splash your friend with water, you push the water in their direction and get them wet.
When Michael jumped in the water, he splashed everyone sitting on the side of the pool.Hailey splashed her little brother and he started to cry.The big truck splashed our car with mud. |
| definition 2: |
When you splash a liquid, you make it move through the air by hitting it with force or by picking some of it up and tossing it toward something or someone.
The car splashed dirty water all over my pants.Kayla was hot, so she splashed some cold water on her face. |
| definition 3: |
When waves splash on the beach, they break up as they hit against the beach.
The waves splashed against the rocks.
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| definition 4: |
When you splash in water, you jump in it, kick in it, or move it with force with your hand or body. When you splash, the water jumps up and sometimes looks white because you're making a lot of bubbles.
Every night, my sister splashes in her bath and gets the floor all wet.Emily doesn't like it when the other kids are splashing in the pool when she's trying to swim. |
| related words: |
bathe, sprinkle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A splash is the act or sound of splashing.
At night I could hear the splash of waves. |
| related words: |
blot, dash |
| derivation: |
splasher (n.) |
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