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splatching

splatching is the present participle and gerund of splatch.

Meaning of splatch

Verb

splatch (third-person singular simple present splatches, present participle splatching, simple past and past participle splatched)

  1. To mark with a splatch.
    • Stanton described Lincoln as "A long, lank creature from Illinois, wearing a dirty linen duster for a coat, on the back of which the perspiration had splatched wide stains that resembled a map of the continent."1947, Kentucky State Bar Journal - Volumes 12-13, page 144
  2. To manipulate roughly or crudely.
    • Fine distinctions, however, are wasted on Sir William Harcourt. His text is, ' We are rich and growing yearly richer,' and the more broadly splatched the facts he marshals in support of his text the more striking the effect.1893, The Investors Review - Volume 2, page 391
  3. To move in a manner that causes splashing or spreading of material.
    • We splatched down into the river and across it, getting quite wet, while I swore quietly and monotonously.1964, Mark Howell, Journey Through a Forgotten Empire, page 166

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Questions about splatching

What is splatching the present participle and gerund of?
Splatching is the present participle and gerund of splatch.

Words near splatching in the dictionary

  1. splatch
  2. splatched
  3. splatcher
  4. splatchers
  5. splatches
  6. splatching
  7. splatchy
  8. splatfest
  9. splatfests
  10. splather
  11. splathered

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