plashing

verb

present participle of plash
1
as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream water plashed down the drain

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

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3
as in splattering
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 plashing
  1. splashing
  2. rippling
  3. splattering
  4. washing
  5. bubbling
  6. dripping
  7. trickling
  8. gurgling
Verb
  • Doggy Pool Party Let your dog have its day splashing at the Doggy Pool Party at Kelley Cofer Park in Tucker.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The water is cold off of Comporta, but that didn’t stop dozens of braver beachgoers than me from splashing in the waves.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of splashing
Verb
  • The piano part gurgles like the waters with a rippling right-hand figure in sextuplets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Fuel prices have surged or supplies have simply disappeared, with consequences rippling through economies.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rippling
Verb
  • The well-rounded vessel is ideal for batch cooking bolognese sauce, slow cooking roasts, frying chicken without splattering oil all over the stovetop, and simmering one-pot meals for a crowd (of up to seven people, according to the brand).
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Spills, crumbs, and grease from splattering casseroles and bubbling pies can make a mess of your oven, and the oven racks aren’t spared from the turmoil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of splattering
Verb
  • Now, to the handwashing shortcomings, such as a cashier handling customer’s payment, then preparing drinks and serving plates of food to customers without washing hands (cash and payment cards tend to be germ motherships).
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In a single-person household, washing your bath mat every one to two weeks is typically sufficient.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of washing
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  • The bubbling chemistry created with QB Tyler Shough last fall is likely to spill over into the new season.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Add the sauce to the same pan and cook until bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bubbling
Verb
  • There’s a mysterious liquid dripping from the ceiling next to the changing table.
    — Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Condensation can look like a hazy fog, water droplets, or streams of water dripping down the window.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • Then the orders started trickling into her store, too, and that envy was quickly replaced by confusion.
    — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As the complete genome sequences of other model organisms began trickling in, Wolfe used his bioinformatics expertise to look for genome duplications there.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trickling
Verb
  • After years of stomach-gurgling, nail-chewing anxiety, this was an entirely different Arsenal experience.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Definition of gurgling
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