splashing
s pla shing
- n the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- n the act of scattering water about haphazardly
- v cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- v walk through mud or mire
- v dash a liquid upon or against
- v mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- v make a splashing sound
water was splashing on the floor - v soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- v strike and dash about in a liquid
- The higher numbers may reflect more surfers, boogie-boarders and open-water swimmers more people splashing around, hence more attacks.
- The competition is still in the early stages but when two of Latin America's nouveau riche oil powers start splashing out on weapons, alarm bells ring over an arms race.
- She remained silent when the leftist Athens daily Avriani began splashing its pages last August with pictures of a topless, sunbathing Mimi, as she is known, frolicking in the sun .