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sploshing

sploshing

1 7.4
The movement and sound made when something hits water or mud
  • noun
  • /ˈsplɑːʃɪŋ/
translation icon : chapoteo

Examples

  • There was only a little bit sploshing around and some in the shed now still low.

  • Sploshing is the erotic urge to dump food in your private area.

  • The children laughed as they enjoyed sploshing in the puddles after the rain.

  • I could hear the sound of sploshing as the dog jumped into the water.

  • She delighted in the sploshing of mud as she played in the park during spring.

Synonyms

spatter
vssploshing
41 5.5

A series of quick sounds made when small drops or pieces hit something

is broader covering larger wet movements and sounds not only drops
splashing
vssploshing
13 1.0

The sound and movement of water that hits and wets things

is used for making noisy liquid movements in water mud and similar
splatter
vssploshing
2 5.1

A sudden sharp sound made when liquid hits a surface

is about forceful impact and small drops rather than general wet movements
plash
vssploshing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A soft sound of water hitting something

is a more general action or sound including stronger wet noises
splunge
vssploshing
9.9

A loud splash when a person or animal jumps into water

is a general term for wet noise or actions rather than a single fall
spattering
vssploshing
6.3

A quick burst of short, sharp sounds

is broader and covers ordinary wet noises and actions not just rapid bursts

Antonyms

45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

How Splashy

sploshing
1 7.4
splashing
13 1.0
to slosh
22 3.7
dripping
4 1.0
plop
7 3.0

Surface Forms

sploshing singular
sploshings plural

Morphology

sploshing = splosh (transparent) = splosh + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'splosh' describing the action or sound of splashing, directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Sploshing comes from the playful sound word splash meaning 'to make a wet, noisy mess' with the ending -ing to show an action. So sploshing also simply means the action or sound of making splashes, like rain on a roof or jumping in puddles.