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slosh
[slosh]
verb (used without object)
to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
(of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.
verb (used with object)
to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid.
to slosh the mop in the pail.
to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly.
She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.
noun
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
the lap or splash of liquid.
the slosh of waves against the shore.
a small quantity of liquid.
a slosh of milk in the pail.
a watery or weak drink.
slosh
/ ɒʃ /
noun
watery mud, snow, etc
slanga heavy blow
the sound of splashing liquid
a popular dance with a traditional routine of steps, kicks, and turns performed in lines
verb
informal(tr; foll by around, on, in, etc) to throw or pour (liquid)
informal
to shake or stir (something) in a liquid
(of a person) to splash (around) in water, etc
slang(tr) to deal a heavy blow to
informalto shake (a container of liquid) or (of liquid within a container) to be shaken
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slosh1
Example Sentences
As you said, a lot of money was sloshing around.
As the parents of the family, Isaacs and Posey used thick North Carolina accents, which tended to slosh around some depending on how much booze and anti-anxiety medication were in play.
Instead of off-leash sloshing up the Arroyo, I take the baby and dog to the park and worry because neither of them can wear masks.
The final quarter, with momentum sloshing one way then the other, was too chaotic for that.
He’s too protective of his fellow artist to slosh around in the fury that fueled her art.
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