plash

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PLASH

to flow in a broken irregular stream <water plashed down the drain>

Synonyms bubble, dribble, guggle, lap, plash, ripple, splash, trickle, wash

Related Words eddy, purl, swirl; swash, swish, swoosh, whish; drip, drop; gush, jet, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt

Near Antonyms run

Antonyms pour, roll, stream

to move with a splashing motion <a child happily plashing in the tub>

Synonyms lap, plash, splash, swash

Related Words babble, bubble, gurgle, ripple

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy <passing cars plashed us with roadside slush>

Synonyms bespatter, dash, plash, spatter, splatter

Related Words drench, drown, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep; bathe, douse (also dowse), wash, water; slop, slush, spray, sprinkle, squirt

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