splosh
pronunciation
How to pronounce splosh in British English:
UK [splɒʃ]
How to pronounce splosh in American English:
US [splɑʃ]
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- Verb:
- make a splashing sound
- walk through mud or mire
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- dash a liquid upon or against
Word Origin
- splosh (v.)
- 1889 [in Farmer, who calls it "A New England variant of splash"], ultimately imitative. Perhaps influenced by splish-splosh "sound made by feet walking through wet" (1881). Related: Sploshed; sploshing.