plashed

verb

past tense of plash
1
as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream water plashed down the drain

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

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3
as in splattered
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 Synonyms for plashed
  1. splashed
  2. rippled
  3. splattered
  4. washed
  5. soaked
  6. bubbled
  7. dripped
  8. gurgled
Verb
  • Piaget takes the bold colors splashed across the American creative’s face in the series and plops them right on the dial.
    — Nicole Hoey for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Where lettuce splashed with vinaigrette can feel like an afterthought, a juicy, savory-slanting pear salad is worth making room for on a plate full of turkey and cornbread.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of splashed
Verb
  • The rout rippled overseas, while Treasury yields eased as investors sought safer assets; oil prices rebounded amid uncertainty over the Iran war.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The seismic changes at Netflix have rippled across the pond, with up to 3% of the streamer’s London HQ laid off, it has now been confirmed.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • One morning in June, 2024, Jordan Acker arrived at his law office, in Southfield, Michigan, and saw red paint splattered across the sign above the door.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This is a comeback story of the highest order because Taylor Moton's life was at risk, blood was splattered all over his chest, and doctors frantically rushed to keep him from dying from a life-threatening emergency.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of splattered
Verb
  • Once produce is washed or cut, refrigerate it in a clean container away from those raw foods.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Afterward, store washed or cut produce in clean containers in the refrigerator and away from raw meat, poultry and seafood to avoid cross-contamination.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Connecticut woke up to rain and clouds on Friday as showers soaked much of the state.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Both Broward and Palm Beach counties were soaked with several bouts of heavy rain starting Monday.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Below, Devenanzio addresses some of the specific controversies that have bubbled up regarding the two-part season finale.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of bubbled
Verb
  • What happened to them, and why Jonah remains obsessed with this one unsolved case, are details that get slowly dripped out, like in every other sad-dad detective show that stretches a movie-length premise over 10 hourlong episodes.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dripped
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  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of gurgled
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