slosh

Definition of sloshnext
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as in to ripple
to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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as in to splash
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Recent Examples of slosh In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord. Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, 8,000 Pa, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026 But with the second installment still sloshing around in my memory, my sense of wonder began to wander during this film's three and a quarter hours. Bob Mondello, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025 Climate modeling essentially amounts to solving an enormous set of equations describing how fluids slosh around the globe. Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slosh
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  • The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein saga is rippling through Europe.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • Water splashing up from the ground gets the wood closest to the ground very wet.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
  • For families From bingo and splash dodgeball to movie nights and art classes, there’s plenty to keep families entertained.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slosh. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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