1. (

• spatter ,
• spattering ,
• splash ,
• splashing ,
• splattering

) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface ;

2. (

• splash ,
• splashing ,

) the act of scattering water about haphazardly ;

1. (

• sprinkle ,
• splash ,
• splosh ,

) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" ;

2. (

• squelch ,
• squish ,
• splash ,
• splosh ,
• slosh ,
• slop

) walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" ;

3. (

• spatter ,
• splatter ,
• plash ,
• splash ,
• splosh ,
• swash

) dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" ;

4. (

• splash ,

) mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; "The mountain was splashed with snow" ;

5. (

• splash ,
• splosh ,
• slosh ,
• slush

) make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" ;

6. (

• splash ,

) soil or stain with a splashed liquid ;

7. (

• splash ,

) strike and dash about in a liquid; "The boys splashed around in the pool" ;