Splash
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /splæʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splash is a noun meaning (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
Meaning
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
More Meanings
- A small amount of liquid.
- A small amount (of color).
- A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
- An impact or impression.
- (computing, informal) A splash screen.
- (wrestling) A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
- (dated) A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.
Example Sentences
I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
Word Forms
- splashes
- splashing
- splashed
Synonyms for splash
Depending on context, synonyms include plash, splasher, nank, shank, bassy, pokey.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splosh, slosh, splatter, splattering, spatter, spattering.
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