splash

The sound of something hitting water or another liquid.

• I heard a loud splash.
• The stone landed in the river with a splash.
• Several splashes told us the children were already swimming.

Similar words: plop

Common phrases: a loud splash, with a splash, hear a splash

A small amount of liquid, especially one added to something or thrown onto a surface.

• Add a splash of milk.
• A splash of water landed on my shoe.
• She finished the sauce with a splash of wine.

How to use it: a splash of something (Add a splash of lemon juice.)

Similar words: dash, drop

Common phrases: a splash of milk, a splash of water, add a splash

To send liquid through the air in drops, often onto someone or something.

• Don't splash me with water.
• Rain splashed onto the window.
• He accidentally splashed paint over his shoes.

How to use it: splash something on/onto someone/something (She splashed cold water on her face.); splash someone/something with something (The bus splashed us with muddy water.)

Similar words: splatter, spatter

Common phrases: splash someone with water, splash water on something, splash onto something, splash water over something

To move your hands, feet, or body in liquid so that drops fly into the air.

• The baby loves to splash.
• We splashed around in the sea.
• The ducks were splashing in a muddy puddle.

How to use it: splash around/about in something (The children splashed around in the shallow pool.)

Similar words: splosh

Common phrases: splash in water, splash around, splash about