plashing

present participle of plash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plashing
Verb
  • Other ways to stimulate the vagus nerve include cold exposure, like splashing cold water on your face or taking a brief cold shower.
    Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Plenty of exciting new yachts are splashing down at the Monaco Yacht Show this year, which officially begins this week.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Word of Starbucks cafe closures is rippling across Southern California, with social media posts and letters in café doorways alerting customers that their coffee stop is soon to be no more.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Today, this problem is rippling through our schools like a wave moving its way to shore.
    Steve Grubbs, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Left with tons of unsold produce, the village’s angry farmers band together in protest, setting up a blockade on the city’s main road and splattering it with their wares.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That looks like washing your braids with shampoo or using a warm, damp flannel on your scalp to clean any sweat and build-up.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Panic attacks can be triggered by a siren or when washing her hands.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each volcanic bowl arrives bubbling furiously.
    Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • It’s best served right out of the oven while the apples are still bubbling.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gucci is clearly embracing jewelry as the characters were dripping with huge pieces, including big ’80s-style earrings.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Something sticky was dripping out of the cabinet.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • After slowly trickling out in July, the Air Jordan Mule sneaker loafer has been steadily adding options throughout the summer, with plenty more to come.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With its idyllic front lawn, gurgling fountain, and two-story deck, Elmwood 1820 Bed & Breakfast Inn is a sight to behold.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Plashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plashing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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