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making a splash

making a splash is the present participle and gerund of make a splash.

Meaning of make a splash

Verb

make a splash (third-person singular simple present makes a splash, present participle making a splash, simple past and past participle made a splash)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something that attracts attention.

Questions about making a splash

What is making a splash the present participle and gerund of?
Making a splash is the present participle and gerund of make a splash.

Words near making a splash in the dictionary

  1. making a run for it
  2. making a scene
  3. making a show of oneself
  4. making a silk purse of a sow's ear
  5. making a spectacle of oneself
  6. making a splash
  7. making a stand
  8. making a statement
  9. making a stick for one's own back
  10. making a time
  11. making a Virginia fence

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