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| bespatter |
to splash and soil with drops or bits of matter; spatter. [1/2 definitions] |
| dabble |
to splash liquid lightly. [1/4 definitions] |
| dash |
to splash or apply as if by splashing. [1/12 definitions] |
| dollop |
a small amount, such as a quick splash of liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
| douse1 |
to throw water or another liquid on; splash or drench. [1/4 definitions] |
| lap3 |
to lightly splash or slap against. [2/6 definitions] |
| plash |
a gentle splash. [3 definitions] |
| slop |
to cause (liquid) to spill or splash. [4/9 definitions] |
| slosh |
of a liquid, to splash against the sides of its container. [1/6 definitions] |
| slush |
to cover or splash with slush. [1/4 definitions] |
| spatter |
to scatter bits or drops of a liquid on; splash or spot. [2/7 definitions] |
| splash |
a spot made by a splash, or a similar spot or patch made by other means, such as color or light. [1/9 definitions] |
| splatter |
to cause to splash. [1/3 definitions] |
| swash |
to splash, as moving water or something in water does. [4/9 definitions] |
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