| VERB | perception | splosh, splash, slosh, slush | make a splashing sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | splosh, squelch, squish, splash, slosh, slop | walk through mud or mire | |
| contact | splosh, sprinkle, splash | cause (a liquid / liquid) to spatter about, especially with force | |
| contact | splosh, spatter, splatter, plash, splash, swash | dash a liquid / liquid upon or against |
| Meaning | make a splashing sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | splash, slosh, slush | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | chapotear | |
| Meaning | walk through mud or mire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" | |
| Synonyms | squelch, squish, splash, slosh, slop | |
| Broader | slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| Spanish | chapotear | |
| Catalan | aixafar, capolar, esclafar, picolar, premsar | |
| Meaning | Cause (a liquid / liquid) to spatter about, especially with force. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | sprinkle, splash | |
| Narrower | drizzle, moisten | moisten with fine drops |
| salt | sprinkle as if with salt | |
| Broader | scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse | Distribute loosely |
| Spanish | espolvorear, rociar, salpicar | |
| Catalan | esquitxar, ruixar | |
| Meaning | dash a liquid / liquid upon or against. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | spatter, splatter, plash, splash, swash | |
| Narrower | puddle | make a puddle by splashing water |
| slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around | spill or splash copiously or clumsily | |
| Broader | scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse | Distribute loosely |
| Spanish | mojar, salpicar | |
| Catalan | esquitxar, mullar, ruixar | |
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