splash
verb (used with object)
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.
are splashing
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present progressiveof splash.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Technology companies that are splashing out to hire AI talent are writing even bigger checks to build the infrastructure needed to power cutting-edge AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Now, six weeks later, the fallen Spanish giants are splashing cash in the transfer market.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2022
Tech tycoons and other plutocrats are splashing fortunes for homes breaking records for scale, opulence and excess.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2018
A few people are splashing in the water as seagulls swoop and caw overhead; groups of day-trippers eat ice cream on some modern steps by the beach.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2017
"Help!" he's blubbering, choking on that dirty water, and then his punksters are splashing in to rescue him.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
