slosh

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noun

ˈsläsh How to pronounce slosh (audio)
ˈslȯsh
Synonyms of sloshnext
1
: slush sense 1
2
: the slap or splash of liquid
sloshy
ˈslä-shē How to pronounce slosh (audio)
adjective

slosh

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verb

sloshed; sloshing; sloshes

intransitive verb

1
: to flounder or splash through water, mud, or slush
2
: to move with a splashing motion
The water sloshed around him …—Bill Alcine

transitive verb

1
: to splash about in liquid
2
: to splash (a liquid) about or on something
3
: to splash with liquid

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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.
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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 Breakfast is a small piece of bread, some yogurt, and a slosh of water poured directly into our mouths. — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
Verb
His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 That's because the size of this deal and the amount of stock that is sloshing around and will be spawned is too great. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slosh

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably blend of slop and slush

First Known Use

Noun

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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The first known use of slosh was in 1814

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slosh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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slosh

1 of 2 noun
ˈsläsh How to pronounce slosh (audio)
1
: slush sense 1
2
: the slap or splash of liquid

slosh

2 of 2 verb
1
: to struggle through or splash about in or with water, mud, or slush
2
: to move with a splashing motion
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