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Definition of Splodge
1. Noun. An irregularly shaped spot.
Generic synonyms: Blot, Daub, Slur, Smear, Smirch, Smudge, Spot
Derivative terms: Blotch, Blotchy, Blotchy, Splotch
Definition of Splodge
1. Noun. An irregular-shaped splash or smear (of liquid) ¹
2. Verb. To make a splodge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splodge
1. to splotch [v SPLODGED, SPLODGING, SPLODGES] - See also: splotch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splodge
Literary usage of Splodge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1874)
"Presently a light touch upon his shoulder causes him to look up, and splodge sees
before him manager Mountjoy. That eminent man is in a most excited state, ..."
2. Twenty-five Years in British Guiana by Henry Kirke (1898)
"... had hardly spoken when splodge! splodge ! came the rain in my face. It was no
use moving, so I wrapped myself in a rug, spread my overcoat as well as I ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... splurge (US), splodge, splotter (chiefly Ü. S. or dial. Eng.), slush,
spatter (rare); spec, dabble, swash, swish, wash, dash, squatter, swish-swash, ..."
4. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1859)
"... with the tops badly nailed on and bedaubed with a splodge of parti-coloured
wax, contrast unfavourably with my trim iron chests. The cigar-smoker, too, ..."
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