splosh

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US/splɑʃ/UK/splɒʃ/

verb

To splash with a heavy splashing sound.

“splosh into the sea”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbsplosh (third-person singular simple present sploshes, present participle sploshing, simple past and past participle sploshed)

present singular third person sploshes · participle present sploshing · participle past sploshed · past sploshed

  1. To splash with a heavy splashing sound.

    splosh into the sea

    1 more example

    Sometimes someone would take a wrench to a fire hydrant, jam a crate up to its nozzle, turning the whole of it into a fountain for us kids to splosh around and play in.

    2009, John Ridley, A Conversation with the Mann
  2. To traverse mushy or marshy wetlands.
nounsplosh (countable and uncountable, plural sploshes)

plural sploshes

  1. countableA heavy splashing sound.
  2. countableuncountableA spilt or dropped liquid or semi-liquid substance.

    […] a milk-jug and a milk-bottle going all drunk then scattering white splosh in all directions

    1962, Anthony Burgess, edited by Mark Rawlison, A Clockwork Orange, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, published 2011, →ISBN, page 43
    2 more examples

    A medium-sized paper filled with sensible articles to the point, is better than one full of splosh.

    1871 September 16, “Field Intelligence”, in OHIO FARMER, volume XX, number 37, Cleveland, page 581

    Leaning forward, Rose saw the generous white splosh of bird poo decorating the tip of the woman’s expensive looking brown suede shoe.

    2008, Jill Mansell, The One You Really Want, Hachette U.K., →ISBN
  3. UKslanguncountableTea (the drink).

    Give us a cup of splosh, love.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a splashing sound

Broader

verbwalk through mud or mire

verbcause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

verbdash a liquid upon or against

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Onomatopoeic. Connected with splash and splish; compare also slosh.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish molskahtaa
  • molskahtaato make a heavy splashing sound

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with splosh

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APA

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MLA

“splosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splosh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splosh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splosh.

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