splash
verb (used with object)
to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter.
were splashing
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past progressiveof splash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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No wonder so many bathers — including one mermaid in her element — were splashing around Semiahmoo Bay off the beaches of White Rock, B.C.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
At the fountain to the right, I saw another family with young children who were splashing in the water.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
And though Beyoncé and her dancers were splashing in a pool of water as they performed it, they didn’t look soothed at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
During the time that these reports of Godzilla running amok in Whitehall were splashing over the newsprint, the Prime Minister's poll ratings actually went up.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2010
Hylla grabbed the front bumper of the Chevy and flipped the entire car towards Orion, as easily as if she were splashing him with water in a swimming pool.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
