Definition

Verb: - To move or play energetically in water, causing it to scatter and make noise. This often describes the playful activity of children or animals in water, but can also be used metaphorically for similar energetic movement.

Usage

This verb is typically used to describe active, often noisy, play in a body of water like a puddle, pool, or bathtub. It emphasizes the action of moving limbs to disturb the water.

Examples

• The children love to splash around in the swimming pool on hot days.
• We watched the puppies splash around in the shallow pond.
• After the storm, the kids put on their boots to splash around in the puddles.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Can describe energetic, playful, or somewhat chaotic movement in a non-literal sense.
  • The new investors began to splash around in the tech market, trying different ventures.

Variants and Related Words

• Splash (verb): To cause a liquid to scatter in drops.
  • Be careful not to splash water on the floor.
• Splashing (noun/gerund): The act or sound of splashing.
  • The constant splashing came from the pool.

Synonyms

• Paddle: To walk or play in shallow water.
• Frolic: To play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.
• Wade: To walk through water, but with less emphasis on playfulness.

Phrasal Verbs

• Splash out (on something) (Idiomatic, British English): To spend a lot of money on something, especially for pleasure.
  • They splashed out on a luxury holiday. (Note: This is a distinct phrasal verb with a different meaning.)

Related Idioms

• Make a splash: To attract a lot of attention.
  • The young designer made a splash with her first fashion show. (Note: This idiom is related to the core concept of "splash" but has a figurative meaning.)

Verb

1. play in or as if in water, as of small children