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splish

/splɪʃ/

splish noun: a light splashing sound.

Noun

splish (plural splishes)

  1. (onomatopoeic) A light splashing sound.

Verb

splish (third-person singular simple present splishes, present participle splishing, simple past and past participle splished)

  1. (intransitive) To make a light splashing sound.

Forms of splish

Noun
pluralsplishes
Verb
third-person singular presentsplishes
present participlesplishing
past participlesplished
pastsplished

Origin of splish

Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splosh.

Words formed from splish

Questions about splish

What does splish mean?
Splish means a light splashing sound.
What part of speech is splish?
Splish can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce splish?
Splish is pronounced /splɪʃ/.
What is the plural of splish?
The plural of splish is splishes.

Words near splish in the dictionary

  1. splintless
  2. splintlike
  3. splints
  4. splintwork
  5. splinty
  6. splish
  7. splished
  8. splishes
  9. splishier
  10. splishiest
  11. splishing

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