plash

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2
as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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3
as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy passing cars plashed us with roadside slush

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of plash The sea plashes in the dark out there, the trees whisper. Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plash
Verb
  • These can also come in handy if you're exposed to substances that can hurt your skin or if you're splashed with paint, gross road water, or other people's sweat.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And instead of being handled in back rooms or behind-the-scenes negotiations, the drama ended splashed across social media, dissected in real time by strangers with ring lights and Twitter handles.
    Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • These tariffs will ripple through the economy, making everything pricier.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This volatility seems to go hand in hand with a political shift: an administration seemingly indifferent to, or unconcerned with, how its policies and rhetoric ripple outward.
    Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cops found blood splattered all over the apartment, down the hall and in the stairwell.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Today it's displayed on its back and splattered in paint at The Valentine museum as a symbol of the Lost Cause myth.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Tensions bubbled over at Don Callejon School as attendees voiced their concerns about the Trump administration’s recent actions and executive orders and Elon Musk’s surging power in the White House.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The mixture should bubble vigorously and not produce a smell other than the smell of vinegar.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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