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2
: the slap or splash of liquid
sloshed; sloshing; sloshes
1
: to flounder or splash through water, mud, or slush
2
: to move with a splashing motion
the water sloshed around him—
Bill Alcine
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: to splash about in liquid
2
: to splash (a liquid) about or on something
3
: to splash with liquid
Synonyms
Examples of slosh in a Sentence
Verb
The children sloshed through the big puddle.
Water sloshed in the bottom of the boat as it rocked.
Juice sloshed over the rim of her glass.
The child sloshed the water in the tub.
Recent Examples on the WebNicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
During these upcoming Starship test flights, engineers will measure the slosh of propellants inside the ship, along with tank pressures, and observe how the fluids respond to impulses from small thrusters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The winds then pass off the lake, but the water sloshes back across, producing damaging waves with no storm to warn of their impending arrival.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
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Noun
The slosh of her mental activity rose and became the pantry around her.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
During these upcoming Starship test flights, engineers will measure the slosh of propellants inside the ship, along with tank pressures, and observe how the fluids respond to impulses from small thrusters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Verb
The computer thinks the frigid air has escaped the city, when in reality it’s stuck sloshing around.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
The winds then pass off the lake, but the water sloshes back across, producing damaging waves with no storm to warn of their impending arrival.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slosh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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slosh
1 of 2 noun1
2
: the slap or splash of liquid
slosh
2 of 2 verb1
: to struggle through or splash about in or with water, mud, or slush
2
: to move with a splashing motion
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