slosh
Americanverb (used without object)
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to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
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(of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.
verb (used with object)
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to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid.
to slosh the mop in the pail.
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to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly.
She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.
noun
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watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
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the lap or splash of liquid.
the slosh of waves against the shore.
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a small quantity of liquid.
a slosh of milk in the pail.
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a watery or weak drink.
noun
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watery mud, snow, etc
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slang a heavy blow
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the sound of splashing liquid
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a popular dance with a traditional routine of steps, kicks, and turns performed in lines
verb
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informal (tr; foll by around, on, in, etc) to throw or pour (liquid)
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informal
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to shake or stir (something) in a liquid
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(of a person) to splash (around) in water, etc
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slang (tr) to deal a heavy blow to
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informal to shake (a container of liquid) or (of liquid within a container) to be shaken
Other Word Forms
- sloshy adjective
Etymology
Origin of slosh
Example Sentences
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I let myself into the room and stepped into the bed, one foot at a time, the warm water inside the plastic sheet sloshing around and making me feel a bit wobbly.
From Los Angeles Times
Another wave crashed in the room below, and water sprayed up through the stairwell, sloshing on the upstairs carpet.
From Literature
I stumble up the bank, trying to move fast, but the water keeps sloshing out of my shoes.
From Literature
It seemed to strongly prefer my dominant right hand; my left, though free, found it hard to hold a cup of tea steady enough to reach my office without sloshing.
Think of the Pacific Ocean like one enormous bathtub, and El Niño like a wave of warm water sloshing from one end of the bathtub to another.
From Los Angeles Times
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