splashed; splashing; splashes
1
a
: to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
b
: to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter
1
a(1)
: to dash a liquid or thinly viscous substance upon or against
(2)
: to soil or stain with splashed liquid
b
: to mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture
c
: to display prominently
a story splashed on the front page
2
a
: to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about especially with force
b
: to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid
splasher
noun
1
a(1)
: splashed liquid or semiliquid substance
also
: impounded water released suddenly
(2)
: a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid
a mud splash on the fender
b
: a colored patch
2
a
: the action of splashing
b
: a short plunge
3
: a sound produced by or as if by a liquid falling, moving, being hurled, or oscillating
4
a
: a vivid impression created especially by ostentatious activity or appearance
b
: ostentatious display
5
: a small amount : sprinkling
Examples of splash in a Sentence
Verb
He dropped the bottle and bleach splashed onto the floor.
We could hear the waves splashing against the side of the boat.
The baby splashed the water.
Don't splash water at your brother.
I accidentally splashed some water on the floor.
She splashed cold water on her face.
We were splashed by a passing car.
She splashed her face with cold water.
The dog was splashing through the waves.
Noun
at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
A little splash of any kind of milk, preferably a house made nut milk but those are hard to come by.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The video went viral, internet sleuths did their thing, and their identities were splashed across every gossip rag in town.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Kelly was a big-time hire from LSU four years ago as the program looked to make a serious splash.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
A little splash of any kind of milk, preferably a house made nut milk but those are hard to come by.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Splash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splash. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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splash
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to cause (something liquid or sloppy) to move and scatter roughly
splash water
b
: to wet, soil, or stain by spattering with something liquid or sloppy
splashed by a passing car
2
: to move or strike with a splashing sound
splash through a puddle
a brook splashing over rocks
3
: to spread or scatter like a splashed liquid
the sunset splashed the sky with red
splasher
noun
splash
2 of 2 noun1
a
: splashed material
b
: a spot or smear from or as if from splashed liquid
2
: the sound or action of splashing
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