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 The splashing water captured by the camera is abstracted into a nebulous fog that dissolves the profile of a Parisian bridge in the background. —

Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Grown-ups bring a ladder to climb into the enormous fruit, kids gather up their inflatable toys, someone makes a waterslide out of a piece of rind, and the whole community spends the day splashing in the juice and pulp (being careful to remove the seeds first). —

Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Play resumed after a 15-minute delay with water slowing the ball and splashing up from puddles with every tackle. —

ABC News, 31 May 2026 In addition to splashing around in the water together, the two also relaxed together side by side on the lounge chairs, with Alba cozying up with a book and occasionally glancing up at Ramirez with a smile. —

Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Avoid splashing frantically in fear. —

Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 Twins teammate Josh Bell knows a little something about splashing down in the river. —

Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026 In the video, the animal jumps out of the water and lands on the front of the canoe, splashing several paddlers. —

Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Powdery mildews produce spores in spring that move to susceptible host tissue by insect or human activity, wind, or splashing raindrops. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2026

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Avoid spraying when wind speeds exceed 5 miles per hour and use a low spray pressure to increase droplet size, as larger particles are less likely to move with the wind.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026