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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
Splash across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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