splash
verb (used with object)
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.
is splashing
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present progressiveof splash (3rd person singular).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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A burgeoning affluent middle class in a country of 1.4 billion people is splashing the cash on dream trips to distant destinations.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
If “Reflection” is a composer dreamily contemplating the depths, “Flourish With Fireworks” is splashing around, and Mälkki made it sparkle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2019
The well-informed Naftemporiki is splashing the story under the headline “close to a temporary agreement.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2015
They are glistening like wet otters and the water is splashing off the brims of the spectators’ sou’westers.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2012
William is splashing around in his little kiddie pool.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
