splish-splash

1 of 2

intransitive verb

ˈsplishˌsplash,

-aa(ə)sh

: to make a repeated splashing sound

splish-splash

2 of 2

noun

"

: a repeated splashing sound

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

reduplication of splash entry 1

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