Definition

Noun: 1. The act of scattering water about haphazardly: The action of causing liquid, typically water, to fly about in scattered drops or small amounts in a careless or unplanned manner. 2. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface: The action of causing a liquid to strike or fall onto a surface, often resulting in it spreading or scattering.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The children's splashing in the puddle soaked their clothes. (This describes the haphazard scattering of water.)
  • The splashing of paint during the art project created an interesting effect on the floor. (This describes the act of getting a liquid substance on a surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "splashing about": This phrase emphasizes vigorous and noisy movement in water.
  • We could hear them splashing about in the swimming pool.
• Used to describe the sound or visual effect of liquid being disturbed.
  • The only sound was the gentle splashing of the fountain.

Variants and Related Words

• Splash (verb/noun): The base form. As a verb: to cause a liquid to scatter; as a noun: the sound or instance of this action.
  • He jumped in and made a big splash.
• Splashy (adjective): Characterized by splashes; also can mean showy or conspicuous.
  • The splashy advertisement caught everyone's attention.

Synonyms

• Spattering: The act of scattering small drops of liquid.
• Dashing: Causing a liquid to strike or scatter forcefully.
• Swashing: An archaic or literary term for splashing, often with a sound.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• Splash down: Refers specifically to a spacecraft landing in water.
  • The capsule is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
• Splash out (on something): (Informal, chiefly British) To spend money freely or extravagantly.
  • They splashed out on a luxury holiday.

Related Idioms

• Make a splash: To attract a lot of attention, to cause a sensation.
  • The new product made a big splash at the technology conference.
• Splash one's cash: Similar to "splash out," meaning to spend money lavishly.
  • He's been splashing his cash since he got his bonus.

Noun

1. the act of scattering water about haphazardly
2. the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface