splashing
splashing is the present participle and gerund of splash.
Meaning of splash
Verb
splash (third-person singular simple present splashes, present participle splashing, simple past and past participle splashed)
- To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- sit and splash in the bathtub
- (of a liquid) To disperse suddenly as a result of an impulse; to splatter.
- Water splashed everywhere.
- To hit or agitate (liquid) so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.
- She splashed water onto her face.
- To hit or expel liquid at.
- The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
- To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently.
- The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
- To spend (money).
- After pay day I can afford to splash some cash and buy myself a motorbike.
Noun
splashing (plural splashings)
- An action that splashes.
- Bathtime was full of mischief and splashings.
Forms of splashing
| plural | splashings |
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Phrases with splashing
Questions about splashing
- What does splashing mean?
- Splashing means an action that splashes.
- What is splashing the present participle and gerund of?
- Splashing is the present participle and gerund of splash.
- What part of speech is splashing?
- Splashing is a noun.
- What is the plural of splashing?
- The plural of splashing is splashings.
Words near splashing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: splashing (page history and authors); splash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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