Plashing

Plashing
Plash \Plash\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plashing}.] [Cf. D. plassen, G. platschen. Cf. {Splash}.] To dabble in water; to splash. ``Plashing among bedded pebbles.'' --Keats. [1913 Webster]

Far below him plashed the waters. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]


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  • Plashed — Plash Plash, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plashing}.] [Cf. D. plassen, G. platschen. Cf. {Splash}.] To dabble in water; to splash. Plashing among bedded pebbles. Keats. [1913 Webster] Far below him plashed the waters.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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