splosh

/splɑʃ/

Other forms: sploshed; sploshing

To splosh is to move with a splashing sound or motion. You might splosh through a marsh to retrieve your escaped canoe.

You can splosh through the surf as you wait for a good body surfing wave, or you can splosh a pan of soapy water into your sink. Before most of us learn to swim, we mainly splosh through the water, keeping our feet touching the bottom of the pool. The word splosh sounds just like its meaning — its origin is imitative, very similar to splash. Both words were first used in the mid-nineteenth century.

Definitions of splosh

1. verb

   dash a liquid upon or against
   synonyms: plash, spatter, splash, splatter, swash

   types:

   puddle

   make a puddle by splashing water

   slosh, slosh around, slush, slush around

   spill or splash copiously or clumsily

   type of:

   disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle

   distribute loosely
2. verb

   make a splashing sound
   synonyms: slosh, slush, splash

   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound
3. verb

   walk through mud or mire
   “We had to splosh across the wet meadow”

   synonyms: slop, slosh, splash, squelch, squish

   type of:

   footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge

   walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
4. verb

   cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
   synonyms: splash, sprinkle

   types:

   salt

   sprinkle as if with salt

   drizzle, moisten

   moisten with fine drops

   type of:

   disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle

   distribute loosely