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SPLASHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of scattering water about haphazardly
Synonyms:
splash; splashing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("splashing" is a kind of...):
wetting (the act of making something wet)
Derivation:
splash (strike and dash about in a liquid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
Synonyms:
spatter; spattering; splash; splashing; splattering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("splashing" is a kind of...):
painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)
Derivation:
splash (dash a liquid upon or against)
splash (cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb splash
