splash

(noun) the sound like water splashing. Synonyms: plash.

(noun) a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event. Synonyms: stir. Example: "He made a great splash and then disappeared."

(noun) a small quantity of something moist or liquid. Synonyms: dab, splatter. Examples: "A dab of paint." "A splatter of mud." "Just a splash of whiskey."

(noun) a patch of bright color. Example: "Her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color."

(noun) the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface. Synonyms: spatter, spattering, splashing, splattering.

(noun) the act of scattering water about haphazardly. Synonyms: splashing.

(verb) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force. Synonyms: sprinkle, splosh. Example: "She splashed the water around her."

(verb) walk through mud or mire. Synonyms: squelch, squish, splosh, slosh, slop. Example: "We had to splosh across the wet meadow."

(verb) dash a liquid upon or against. Synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splosh, swash. Example: "The mother splashed the baby's face with water."

(verb) mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered. Example: "The mountain was splashed with snow."

(verb) make a splashing sound. Synonyms: splosh, slosh, slush. Example: "Water was splashing on the floor."

(verb) soil or stain with a splashed liquid.

(verb) strike and dash about in a liquid. Example: "The boys splashed around in the pool."