plash

plash  (plsh)

n.

1. A light splash.

2. The sound of a light splash.

v. plashed, plash·ing, plash·es

v.tr.

To spatter (liquid) about; splash.

v.intr.

To cause a light splash.

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[Possibly from Middle English plashe, pool of water, from Old English plæsc.]

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Plash a heavy fall of rain or similar outpouring.

Examples: plash of rain, 1887; of sunlight, 1848; of water, 1851; of waterfowl, 1882.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plash - the sound like water splashing splash noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" splat - a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor"
Verb	1.	plash - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" pleach interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
	2.	plash - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" spatter, splatter, swash, splash, splosh puddle - make a puddle by splashing water slosh around, slush around, slush, slosh - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter, dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"