splashy
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈsplæʃi/
:
salpicante
- The fireworks finale ended with a splashy display, showering colorful sparks over the crowd.
Examples
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I can still remember the wet, splashy sound effect they used, getting the baby out: like Gallagher finishing off the last of a watermelon.
Blog text (1) -
Andy and Storm churn up the water in a splashy race.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, all of those splishy, splashy and squishy sounds make you hungry.
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It might be a slushy ball in the middle instead of splashy liquid.
Blog text (5) -
But the goggles help a lot when I'm on my back swimming a lap and someone in the next lane is being Splashy McGee and water flies all over the place.
Blog text (13) -
I squatted in the corner of the yard by the hibiscus hedge, yanked down my underpants, and let loose a hot, splashy stream onto the cool, green grass.
Fiction book (1990) -
The kids jumped into the pool with a splashy entrance, sending water flying everywhere.
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She made a splashy turn in the dance contest, impressing everyone with her energetic moves.
Synonyms
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5.8
Containing liquid that moves and makes a splashing sound when shaken
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7.6
A liquid moving fast and making rough waves
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6.4
Very rough and stormy, with strong wind and big waves
A surface marked by drops, patches or bright color
Antonyms
How Splashy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Splashy comes from the word splash, the noisy hit of water, and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So splashy can mean 'full of splashes', with water flying about and things getting wet.