Children played in the rain, splashing water.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a scene where children are playing in the rain and splashing water.

Choice of Words: Played is a past tense verb that means to take part in a game or other activity for enjoyment or recreation. Rain is a noun that means the fall of water in drops from the sky. Splashing is a present continuous tense verb that means to cause a liquid to fall in drops or to scatter it. When you put them together, this sentence describes a scene where children are playing in the rain and splashing water.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

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• Children played in the rain, splashing in puddles.
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• Children laughed while splashing water.
• Children played, splashing in puddles.
• Rain fell hard, splashing in puddles.
• Waves crashed gently, splashing salty water.
• Splashing water makes happy sounds.
• Fish jumped, splashing water drops.
• The girl jumped in the puddle, splashing water.