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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
Questions about splatching
- What is splatching the present participle and gerund of?
- Splatching is the present participle and gerund of splatch.
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