Splash Meaning
/splæʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
nounA small amount of liquid.
Sentence Examples
Children enjoy making a splash in the water as they come off a waterslide.
He jumped into the water with a splash.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddlers love to ____ water on each other during bath time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We heard a loud ____ when the young boy jumped into the middle of the large and cool swimming pool.
Word Origin & History
Probably an alteration of plash (compare spatter, spill for the initial s-).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 4-5 minutes. Add a splash of whisky to the pan, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze."
— 2014 August 17 (last accessed), Chris Morrison, “recipe, Grilled fillet of halibut and langoustine tails with smoked haddock risotto and shellfish froth”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2013:
"When the splash appears with Please wait, wait for Windows to start configuration."
— 2008, Ron Carswell, Heidi Webb, Guide to Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and Virtual Server 2005:
"So for a local newspaper, a splash on a fatal crash is just the first of a series of reports."
— 2006, Bob Franklin, Local Journalism and Local Media: Making the Local News:
"After the brouhaha and the newspaper headline splashes, each of these contentious items would simply die its own quiet death to be replaced by a newer scandal: […]"
— 2019, Victoria Hoffarth, When Turtles Come Home, page 69:
"Hits were observed, but again the poor functioning of VT ammunition hindered in effecting a splash."
— 2010, Robin L. Rielly, Kamikaze Attacks of World War II, page 267:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddlers love to ____ water on each other during bath time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We heard a loud ____ when the young boy jumped into the middle of the large and cool swimming pool.