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schizzare

splash

Definition & meaning

Schizzare is a verb with several meanings:

  • To splash or spray: to scatter liquid in droplets, or for liquid to splash. It can also mean to splash someone or something.
  • To dart or shoot: to move suddenly and quickly. Figuratively, it can describe a price or quantity rising sharply.
  • To sketch: to make a quick drawing or outline.
  • To ejaculate: in informal or sexual contexts.

Grammar & Word origin

Schizzare is a regular -are verb. It can be transitive, as in schizzare un disegno (“to sketch a drawing”), or intransitive, as in l’acqua schizza (“the water splashes”).

In compound tenses, it generally takes avere when transitive and essere when describing movement or a sudden rise.

The word is related to schizzo , meaning a “splash” or a “sketch.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Splash or spray: spruzzare often suggests spraying more deliberately or in finer droplets.
  • Dart: scattare emphasizes the sudden start of a movement.
  • Sketch: abbozzare means to make a rough initial version, including of an idea or text.
  • Rise sharply: impennarsi similarly describes a sudden steep increase. An opposite is crollare , “to collapse” or “fall sharply.”

Common phrases & collocations

  • schizzare via — to dart or shoot away.
  • schizzare alle stelle — to shoot up dramatically, especially of prices.
  • schizzare un’idea — to sketch out an idea.

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Examples

L'acqua schizza dalla fontana.verb

The water splashes from the fountain.

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