verb / noun
plash
PLASH/plæʃ/
The gentle splashing of water.
The oar makes a gentle plash as it touches the water.
Etymology
Old English plæsc meant a puddle or pool and was probably imitative in origin. The noun later came to name the splashing noise associated with water, rather than the water itself.
More examples
- Water plashes softly as the ducks paddle across the pond.
- Each dip of the paddle makes a quiet plash.
- The fountain keeps plashing outside our open window.
Forms
plash · plashes · plashed · plashing