splosh

verb

/splɒʃ/

/splɑːʃ/

(British English, informal) [intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they splosh	/splɒʃ/ /splɑːʃ/
he / she / it sploshes	/ˈsplɒʃɪz/ /ˈsplɑːʃɪz/
past simple sploshed	/splɒʃt/ /splɑːʃt/
past participle sploshed	/splɒʃt/ /splɑːʃt/
-ing form sploshing	/ˈsplɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈsplɑːʃɪŋ/

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+ adv./prep. to move through water, making soft sounds
- Children were sploshing about in the pool.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.

noun

/splɒʃ/

/splɑːʃ/

(British English, informal)

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the soft sound of something moving through or falling into water
- His watch fell into the pond with a quiet splosh.
a small amount of liquid that moves through the air
- a splosh of wine
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.