splosh

English

Etymology

(onomatopoeia). Connected with splash and splish by vowel apophony (sound change); compare with Indo-European ablaut as in sing/sang/sung/song. Compare also slosh.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Verb

splosh (third-person singular simple present sploshes, present participle sploshing, simple past and past participle sploshed)

1. to make the sound of splashing
2. to traverse mushy, marshy or otherwise viscus land
3. to spill or spill over

Related terms

• splash
• splish