splashing
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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
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface