splashing

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German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

This position can strain the pelvic floor, making it harder to fully empty the bladder and increasing the chance of splashing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

After 9 days and 21 hours, NASA’s Artemis astronauts safely returned to Earth late Friday, April 10, splashing down in the ocean after completing the latest phase of the agency’s renewed push toward the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

One of them is “Bear Hunt” in which children make the sounds of footsteps, swishing through tall grass, splashing through a river, etc.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin