sploshes

Wades through wetness

Sploshes is the third-person singular of splosh, a British variant of splash with the same meanings.

Water sploshes when it moves noisily, and a person sploshes through puddles or mud: She sploshes through the garden in her wellies.

The word suggests wet, messy movement with audible effect.

sound

plop

Soft dropping sound

squish · gurgle · drip · plunk · glug · burble · trickle · sputter · swish · ripple

wet

soaked

Thoroughly wet throughout

saturated · waterlogged · damp · muddy · sloppy · messy · spattered · sodden · squishy · slippery

action

puddles

Small collected water pools

  • mudWet soil mixture
  • wadeWalk through impeding substance
  • stompTread heavily

step · paddle · play · jump · trudge · galoshes · boots · rainwater · shallow · spray

Opposites
manner of movement

sploshestiptoes

Walks on foot-fronts

creeps · glides · pads · sneaks · treads lightly

sound production

sploshessilences

Stops from speaking

hushes · mutes · whispers · quiets · steals

liquid interaction

sploshesdries

Loses moisture content

evaporates · absorbs · drains · settles · stills

Family

splosh

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G