plash
1a gentle splash.
a pool or puddle.
to splash gently.
Origin of plash
1Other words from plash
- plash·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for plash (2 of 2)
Origin of plash
2Other words from plash
- plasher, noun
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How to use plash in a sentence
The High Street looks doubly dead; only a sodden orderly plashes up its spreading emptiness on a sodden horse.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. SteevensHer arms hung helpless; her blood trickled over my hands, and fell on the floor with soft, slow little plashes.
Lilith | George MacDonaldHere a fountain plashes on one side, and on the other is the concert ground, overlooked by the Pergola, a shaded Gallery.
America, Volume III (of 6) | Joel CookIt fell crisp and clear into a chasm of silence, as a dropped pebble plashes into a well.
Captain Desmond, V.C. | Maud DiverThe tinkles and gurgles and plashes of water came mysteriously from all sides through the dusk.
Madelon | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for plash (1 of 2)
/ (plæʃ) /
a less common word for splash
Origin of plash
1British Dictionary definitions for plash (2 of 2)
/ (plæʃ) /
another word for pleach
Origin of plash
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