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as in splattering
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy
the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles
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as in washing
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor
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Recent Examples of splashing
Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Buffalo could be heard splashing in the swamp and grunting for miles.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent leaf diseases.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
The Starship rocket entered space and traveled halfway around the Earth before returning and splashing down in the Indian Ocean, as planned.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent diseases.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Further, this is a rather low-quality rendering, with visible unnatural artifacts around the splashing water and the hood of the truck in the background.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent plant diseases; installing drip irrigation or soaker hoses will help.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024
Bodies are splashing into the sea all around us.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Buffalo could be heard splashing in the swamp and grunting for miles.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent leaf diseases.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
The Starship rocket entered space and traveled halfway around the Earth before returning and splashing down in the Indian Ocean, as planned.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent diseases.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Further, this is a rather low-quality rendering, with visible unnatural artifacts around the splashing water and the hood of the truck in the background.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Avoid splashing water onto the leaves as much as possible to prevent plant diseases; installing drip irrigation or soaker hoses will help.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024
Bodies are splashing into the sea all around us.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Splashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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