splash

🇺🇸 /splæʃ/ 🇬🇧 /splæʃ/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to fall noisily onto a surface

Rain made a loud splash on the roof.

R

to make someone or something wet by throwing water or mud

Be careful not to splash water on the floor.

R

to move through water making it fly everywhere

Children love to splash in the pool.

R

to add spots of bright color in no pattern

She used paint to splash color on the canvas.

noun
R

the sound of liquid hitting something

We heard a big splash when the rock hit the water.

R

a small amount of liquid that falls or its mark

There was a splash of coffee on his shirt.

R

a small area of bright color or light

The red flowers add a nice splash to the garden.

R

a small amount of liquid added to a drink

I like my tea with just a splash of milk.

R

a big news story that gets attention

The celebrity wedding was a front-page splash.

translation

v. to fall noisily onto a surface; to make someone or something wet by throwing water or mud; to move through water making it fly everywhere; to add spots of bright color in no pattern
n. the sound of liquid hitting something; a small amount of liquid that falls or its mark; a small area of bright color or light; a small amount of liquid added to a drink; a big news story that gets attention

Word Forms

3rd Present splashes
Progressive splashing
Past splashed
Perfect splashed
Plural splashes