Thesaurus results for SLOSH

slosh

verb

Definition of slosh

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 My little water bottle sloshed in my backpack, now half empty. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 The boots of an MTA work crew and one reporter began to slosh through mud. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 If the blades of a propeller spin rapidly in a simple fluid, for example, the fluid on one side of the blade can slosh much faster than the fluid on the other, leading to a drop in pressure on that side. — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 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

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Her light ripples and will forever ripple, and will shine even brighter now.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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Quinta de la Rosa Extra Dry White Port Perfumed with a note of pear, this offering is a great lower-alcohol substitute for gin or vodka in most cocktails but equally quaffable when splashed with tonic or seltzer.

— Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
If the lid isn’t perfectly sealed, liquids could splash onto a hot stove.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

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