SPLASHING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

splashing

verb

present participle of splash

as in spraying

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets rowdy teenagers splashing water at each other in the community pool

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as in splattering

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles

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as in bathing

to flow along or against water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them

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as in washing

to flow in a broken irregular stream the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor

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as in rippling

to move with a splashing motion a baby splashing about in the tub

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Recent Examples of splashing So instead of splashing around in new pools on Day 1, the Broncos ran it back. —

Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026 At best, there was room for three ounces of liquid splashing around. —

Kat Odell, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026 Pick high-pile or plush bath mats to maximize the warmth-trapping properties and opt for moisture-absorbing, quick-drying materials like microfiber in this high-humidity, water-splashing space. —

Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026 Muller has spent the past 12 years experiencing the ups and downs, fitful starts and stops her sport has endured since first splashing on the Swiss hockey scene as a 15-year-old by scoring her nation’s first bronze-medal clinching goal at the 2014 Sochi Games. —

John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 Smaller kids will enjoy splashing around at the Penguin Play Bay, a (warm) shallow adventure lagoon, while adults seeking relaxation float down The Lost River, made to look like the site of ruins, or kick back in the Mystic Springs hot pool. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2026 Adding it cold can help with emulsification, and splashing in some reserved pasta water can help bind the sauce for a glossy, silky coating on each noodle. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026 Having Palace Merano’s powerhouse arsenal of treatments, doctors, and culinary team on hand would certainly be worth splashing down some cash, not to mention the building’s stunning interiors. —

Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026 That epic spinoff lasted five seasons and 99 episodes and concluded with the ancient city splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, just a few miles off the California coast. —

Scott Snowden, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026

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Next, the group plans to demand the county stop spraying along the Santa Ana River, which reaches the ocean on the south side of Huntington Beach.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
They’re also sold in a three-pack, so don’t be shy about spraying them on everyone’s hands.

— Terri Peters, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026