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Meanings of splash around in English

Play in or as if in water, as of small children.

Synonyms
Examples for "paddle"
Examples for "paddle"
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You could paddle your way around Hamilton Island in a sea kayak.
News.com.au
2
McGee himself sat in the stern of the boat, paddle in hand.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
3
Many hotels offer non-motorised water sports for free like kayaking and paddle-boarding.
The South African
4
When he touches her left breast, the paddle moves to the left.
Wired
5
In an instant she jumped in, untied it, and seized the paddle.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
1
MP3.com is the first music site to dabble into the storage game.
Wired
2
He continued to dabble in mortal affairs, exploiting any weaknesses he discovered.
For Love Of Evil
3
Now you dabble your toes where there are things to bite you.
The great hunt
4
Despite Roosevelt's alleged betrayal, the Outfit would continue to dabble in presidential politics.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
5
I shall dabble them in the creek and eat an orange.
The Happy Adventurers
Usage of splash around in English
1
But the character-forming freedom to splash around in open sewers has been curtailed.
The Guardian
2
There are small waterfalls to splash around in too, known locally as Fairy Glen.
The Guardian
3
He'd put on trunks, splash around on the shore, gather seashells at low tide.
Kafka on the Shore
4
I splash around in front of them feeling like I'm back in a different time.
The Guardian
5
Great drops of rain began to splash around them.
The Obstacle Race
6
And when Jack stepped into the Rubicon he did not splash around or look back.
Over the Pass
7
When I picked it up I heard a little gasoline splash around in the tank.
River girl
8
I splash around after her, trying to relearn my breast stroke by beating the waves into submission.
The Jennifer Morgue
9
I heard the water start up in the bathroom, and Jackie began to splash around under the shower.
Dexter’s Final Cut
10
He lifted the lid, tried not to splash around the edge of the ugly avocado-coloured bowl, and flushed.
Another life
11
They will add a new dimension to your garden, allowing you to splash around and show off a bit.
The Guardian
12
In practice, this theory works by reducing people's mortgage repayments, meaning they have a bit more spare cash to splash around.
News.com.au
13
It is so big, so deep, so high, and so wide that I can only splash around in it a bit.
Reveries of a Schoolmaster
14
If the leading French clubs have even more money to splash around on players' salaries, where does that leave Europe's poorer relations?
The Guardian
15
On Severn Street, previously home to non-commissioned U.S. officers, children splash around in open sewers, although palm trees still line the street.
Reuters
16
Next time you splash around at the Six Flags water park you may be doing something significant -like contributing to research on computing.
Wired
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Splash around across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common