plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
Examples of slurry in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Whisk together water and cornstarch in a small bowl to make a slurry.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The contractor drilled holes and mixed a slurry of cement and soil — creating little piers, about 20 feet deep, in the foundation.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The beer tasted like fish—my flashlight revealed the water sloshing around in the ice chest to be a green slurry.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
The bureaucracy of motherhood had turned time into a thick slurry.
—Shahnaz Habib, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2023
Add the tomato paste, chipotles, cumin, coriander, paprika and cloves; stir to make a slurry and toast the spices, about 1 minute more.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
The law also requires companies to complete repairs more quickly and to perform comprehensive asphalt overlays more frequently, instead of the less aggressive slurry seal fixes now typically required after trenching.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
The soup can be made gluten-free by leaving out the flour and thickening with a cornstarch slurry, or by using rice as a thickener.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
Noun
Continue to stir to make a slurry and cook the tomato paste, about 1 minute.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Whisk together water and cornstarch in a small bowl to make a slurry.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The contractor drilled holes and mixed a slurry of cement and soil — creating little piers, about 20 feet deep, in the foundation.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The beer tasted like fish—my flashlight revealed the water sloshing around in the ice chest to be a green slurry.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2023
The bureaucracy of motherhood had turned time into a thick slurry.
—Shahnaz Habib, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2023
Add the tomato paste, chipotles, cumin, coriander, paprika and cloves; stir to make a slurry and toast the spices, about 1 minute more.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
The law also requires companies to complete repairs more quickly and to perform comprehensive asphalt overlays more frequently, instead of the less aggressive slurry seal fixes now typically required after trenching.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
The soup can be made gluten-free by leaving out the flour and thickening with a cornstarch slurry, or by using rice as a thickener.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'slurry.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near slurry
Cite this Entry
“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share