splash
verb/splæʃ/
/splæʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they splash | /splæʃ/ /splæʃ/ |
| he / she / it splashes | /ˈsplæʃɪz/ /ˈsplæʃɪz/ |
| past simple splashed | /splæʃt/ /splæʃt/ |
| past participle splashed | /splæʃt/ /splæʃt/ |
| -ing form splashing | /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/ /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of liquid) to fall noisily onto a surface
- Water splashed onto the floor.
- Rain splashed against the windows.
- Big tears ran down her cheeks and splashed onto the paper.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- about
- around
- …
- against
- on
- onto
- …
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
- [transitive] to make somebody/something wet by making water, mud, etc. fall on them/it
- splash something on/onto/over somebody/something He splashed cold water on his face.
- splash somebody/something with something He splashed his face with cold water.
- My clothes were splashed with mud.
- splash somebody/something Stop splashing me!
- Try not to splash the leaves when you water the plant.
Extra Examples- Her clean clothes were all splashed with mud.
- She splashed some petrol onto the wood and set fire to it.
- She splashed some water onto the stain.
- She splashed some water over her boots to clean them.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- about
- around
- …
- against
- on
- onto
- …
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move through water making drops fly everywhere
- The kids were splashing through the puddles.
- People were having fun in the pool, swimming or just splashing around.
Extra Examples- The children were splashing around in the river.
- splashing around in the sea
- The baby was splashing happily in the bath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- about
- around
- …
- against
- on
- onto
- …
- be splashed across the front page
- be splashed on the cover
- [transitive] splash something with something [usually passive] to decorate something with areas of bright colour, not in a regular pattern
- The walls were splashed with patches of blue and purple.
- He was in his mid-forties, his hair liberally splashed with grey.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (as a verb): alteration of plash ‘a splashing sound’.
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