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Meanings of splash in English

Catalan
xipolleig

The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface.

        xipolleig
        Catalan
        esquitx
        Spanish
        toque

        A small quantity of something moist or liquid.

              esquitx
              Portuguese
              chapinar
              Catalan
              esquitxar
              Spanish
              salpicar

              Walk through mud or mire.

                  chapinar
                  Portuguese
                  respingo

                  The sound like water splashing.

                        respingo
                        Usage of splash in English
                        1
                        Read: Springboks: Five young stars who could make a splash in November
                        The South African
                        2
                        Just what do you think that means? Another splash of icy water.
                        The klone and i: a high-tech love story
                        3
                        Yvonne felt the anchor drop; a moment later, she heard a splash.
                        The lovers
                        4
                        A good set, but it's a bit early to make a splash.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        The method has made a splash on social media this month, too.
                        The South African
                        6
                        Drain them, toss in a splash of olive oil and set aside.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        The sight of it doused me with a cold splash of reality.
                        Dear John
                        8
                        Through it he could hear the splash of water and her voice.
                        The wrong venus
                        9
                        Arms flailing, he went sideways into the water with an enormous splash.
                        Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
                        10
                        South Africa's finest vocal exports have made a splash stateside yet again.
                        The South African
                        11
                        Christopher slid the book away slightly, in case there was a splash.
                        The outsiders
                        12
                        There was something horrifying in the single splash, and then the stillness.
                        Roden's Corner
                        13
                        The noise had always been there, a background hiss-patter-splash of falling water.
                        Dark rivers of the heart
                        14
                        There was a great splash and of course they closed their eyes.
                        The magician's nephew
                        15
                        Three million bucks was a lot to splash out on one job.
                        The accident man
                        16
                        His body jerked and he toppled into the water with a splash.
                        The Fearless
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                        Splash through the time
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                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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                        Common
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