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platschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dabble verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  • plash noun A small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle; (uncountable) marshy land; mire.
  • slosh verb To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
  • splash noun The sound or spray made when something hits liquid.

Senses

platschen is used for these senses in English:

  • dabble (transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
  • douse (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
  • plash (intransitive) To splash.
  • slosh (intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

dabble — full definition

  1. verb To try an activity casually or occasionally, without serious commitment.
  2. verb To splash a body part gently in water or soft mud, often playfully.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

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