plash

Definition of plashnext
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as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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as in to splatter
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy passing cars plashed us with roadside slush

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Recent Examples of plash The sea plashes in the dark out there, the trees whisper. Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
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Verb
  • Clams, splashed in bright and herby broth, were paired with a narcotic mound of thin fries.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Streamers, corporate entities, and big-name superstars have splashed around the same waters as the DIY SoundCloud nerds.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When funding for these services is cut, the consequences ripple through neighborhoods.
    Cordell Cleare, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But scientists have only tuned into this music of the spheres for about a decade, thanks to sophisticated observatories that were custom-built to pick up these reverberations—gravitational waves—which ripple otherwise unnoticed through the fabric of spacetime.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kay is last seen with blood splattered all over her face after beating to death the present-day serial killer, Officer August Ryan (David Hornsby) — who broke into her house to thwart her investigation — with a baseball bat.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And there was something investigators had never seen before -- potato fragments splattered in the bedroom.
    Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hoover started washing dishes and worked his way up through every position, eventually rising to management during his 10 years at the restaurant.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Its worn fleece still feels soft and the zipper doesn’t stick at all, even though it’s been washed countless times.
    The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe and places it all in one spot.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The cauldron was bubbling and people could see the potential.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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