Synonyms of slosh

slosh

verb

1

as in to ripple

to move with a splashing motion

the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripple
• splash
• bubble
• lap
• gurgle
• swash
• plash
• babble

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• slop
• spatter
• sprinkle
• spray
• dash
• swash
• wash
• dabble
• squirt
• lap
• plash
• spritz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slosh

That allows hotter and higher seas to slosh from the far western equatorial Pacific — like Indonesia — east to a normally cooler part of the ocean near Peru, Amaya said. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

On that night, this game of decorum belonged to the aggrieved and the sloshed—at least until Medvedev lost in five sets. — Owen Lewis, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026

There's trillions of dollars sloshing around in data center development. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The crew made sure the water level wasn’t high enough to slosh around the inside of the aircraft, in case the plane encountered turbulence. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026