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Collocations for splash - noun

1. sound; amount of liquid

ADJ.

big, huge | small | loud | soft

VERB + SPLASH

make
(often figurative) She intended to make a big splash with her wedding.
hear

PREP.

with a ~
She jumped into the pool with a splash.

2. area of colour/light

ADJ.

bold, bright
a bold splash of red

VERB + SPLASH

add, lend
Window boxes of tulips added a splash of colour to the street.

PHRASES

a splash of colour/light

Collocations for splash - verb

1. in/with water

ADV.

happily
The baby was splashing happily in the bath.
about, around
splashing around in the sea

PREP.

against
Rain splashed against the window.
on/onto
She splashed some petrol onto the wood and set fire to it.
over
She splashed some water over her boots to clean them.
through
They splashed through the puddles.
with
Her clean washing was all splashed with mud.

2. be splashed with sth: with a colour

ADV.

generously, liberally
He was in his mid-forties, his hair liberally splashed with grey.

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