I.
noun
1 sound; amount of liquid
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large
▪ little , small
▪ loud
▪ soft
VERB + SPLASH
▪ make ( often figurative )
▪
She intended to make a big ~ with her wedding.
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of cold water in the face
▪ with a ~
▪
She jumped into the pool with a ~.
2 area of colour/color, light, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ bold , bright
▪
a bold ~ of red
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of colour/color
▪
Window boxes of tulips added a ~ of colour/color to the street.
▪ a ~ of light
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ happily
▪
The baby was ~ing happily in the bathtub.
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
▪
The children were ~ing around in the river.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
Rain ~ed against the window.
▪ on , onto
▪
She ~ed some water onto the stain.
▪ over
▪
She ~ed some water over her boots to clean them.
▪ through
▪
They ~ed through the puddles.
▪ with
▪
Her clean clothes were all ~ed with mud.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed across the front page , be ~ed on the cover
▪
The next day his exploits were ~ed across the front page.
Splash is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood , ↑ fountain , ↑ rain , ↑ water , ↑ wave
Splash is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ water