plash
/plæʃ/
verb
- To make a light splashing sound, or to cause water to splash lightly.
- The ducks plashed in the pond as they searched for food.
- She plashed her hand in the cool stream water.
- Rain plashed softly against the windowpane.
- To bend and interweave branches to form a hedge or fence.
- In traditional gardening, workers plash saplings to make living fences.
- They learned how to plash hazel stems for a natural barrier.
- The farmer plashed the willow branches to create a sturdy hedge.
noun
- A light splashing sound, as of water.
- The plash of the fountain was soothing on a hot day.
- We heard the plash of oars as the boat approached.
- The only sound was the gentle plash of waves against the dock.
- A small pool or puddle of water.
- The horse drank from a plash by the roadside.
- Children jumped over the plash in the driveway.
- After the rain, a plash formed in the garden path.