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splash

noun
  1. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
    splashing
  2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
    splashingspatterspatteringsplattering
  3. a patch of bright color
    “The red hat gave my outfit a splash of color.”
  4. the sound like water splashing
    plash
  5. a small quantity of something moist or liquid
    dab
  6. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
    “They made a great splash and then disappeared.”
    stir
verb
  1. mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture
    “cause to appear splashed or spattered”
  2. dash a liquid upon or against
    “The mother splashed the baby's face with water”
    spatter
  3. cause a liquid to spatter about, especially with force
    “I splashed the water around me.”
    sprinklesplosh
  4. strike and dash about in a liquid
    “The boys splashed around in the pool”
  5. soil or stain with a splashed liquid
  6. walk through mud or mire
    squelchslopsquishsploshslosh
  7. make a splashing sound
    “water was splashing on the floor”
    slushsploshslosh