splashing

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

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

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

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

(verb) dash a liquid upon or against. Synonyms: spatter, splatter, plash, splash, 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. Synonyms: splash. Example: "The mountain was splashed with snow."

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

(verb) soil or stain with a splashed liquid. Synonyms: splash.

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