Plashed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To strike or splash a surface with water or another liquid
2. to cause liquid to scatter or splash through forceful contact
3. the sound or action of liquid hitting a surface and dispersing in droplets

Etymology: The sound and the splash share a common ancestor in the Germanic languages, and the word for the splash itself may be older than the verb. The Old English noun "plæsċ" meant a pool or puddle, and it is probably related to German "platschen" ("to splash") and Dutch "plas" (a pool). Its origin is thought to be onomatopoeic, imitating the noise of liquid being struck, which is why so many related words across these languages sound alike. "Plashed" is the past tense of a verb that developed from that noun in Middle English. Its path shows how a sound can become a thing: the water came first, and the action of striking it followed.

Synonyms: splashed, spattered, sprayed, dashed, splattered

Antonyms: dried, absorbed, soaked up, wiped, cleaned