plash

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2
as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion a child happily plashing in the tub

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3
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
  • Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The program’s effects ripple through grocery aisles and beyond, said Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, a health policy researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • When habitats sit close together, a single weak link can ripple across bird routes, pollinator paths, and seed banks.
    William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Air frying is healthier, faster, and doesn't splatter grease all over your kitchen.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Employees unable to properly wash their hands and food storage units that can’t keep the hot food hot or the cold food cold got a West Miami-Dade bakery in hot water with state inspectors.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • After assisting a customer, an employee put on gloves and scooped ice from the ice machine without washing their hands.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The perfectly transparent water looks light turquoise and is completely free of plants because roots can’t take hold in the bubbling flow.
    Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The market’s internal weakness bubbled to the surface slightly on Tuesday.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Plash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plash. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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