1
: soft moist earth or clay
especially
: viscous mud
2
: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as
a
: a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (such as slugs and catfishes)
b
: a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen
3
US, informal
: a morally repulsive or odious person
slimed; sliming
1
: to smear or cover with slime
2
: to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)
: to become slimy
Synonyms
Examples of slime in a Sentence
Noun
Green slime covers the surface of the pond.
She thinks men are slime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Three soda nozzles were coated with slime and mold-like accumulation.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Snail slime for sublime skin is taking over the internet.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
When TikTok Shop first started, there was snail mucin, which is snail slime for your face.
—Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
The interior of the ice machine was producing dirty ice due to mold and slime, according to inspectors.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
The words, once popular in slime making, have taken on a new meaning, and it’s left TikTok users a bit confused.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
The video covers having the proper equipment for large fish, minimizing the time the fish is out of the water, protecting the fish’s slime coating, holding the large fish horizontally to support the fish’s body and releasing the fish properly.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, six food-serving facilities including a hotel and a convenience store received yellow placards due to violations such as black slime, moldy strawberries, dirty shelves and a dying cockroach.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks At Nickelodeon, parents stood at the sidelines as kids took center stage: tackling slapstick skits, getting slimed, or completing Fear-Factor-like dares.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
When the first trailer for the film went viral this year, trolls came out of their caves and slimed it.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Either way, sliming needs to be included in more awards shows.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
And, naturally, the Left failed our soldiers as well, sliming them as baby-killers and such.
—Ray Nothstine, National Review, 11 Nov. 2023
The knife is designed to be slimed with blood and guts, with aggressive jimping on the spine.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
The cover art in question is an 11-year-old photo of Halle Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
The rapper teased the track with with a photo of Halle Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2023
Noun
Slimy Sallies, 2 p.m. at Potato Creek State Park: Visit the park’s Nature Center between 2-4 pm to learn why slime helps salamanders survive.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Three soda nozzles were coated with slime and mold-like accumulation.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Snail slime for sublime skin is taking over the internet.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
When TikTok Shop first started, there was snail mucin, which is snail slime for your face.
—Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
The interior of the ice machine was producing dirty ice due to mold and slime, according to inspectors.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
The words, once popular in slime making, have taken on a new meaning, and it’s left TikTok users a bit confused.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
The video covers having the proper equipment for large fish, minimizing the time the fish is out of the water, protecting the fish’s slime coating, holding the large fish horizontally to support the fish’s body and releasing the fish properly.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, six food-serving facilities including a hotel and a convenience store received yellow placards due to violations such as black slime, moldy strawberries, dirty shelves and a dying cockroach.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
Verb
Parker could be seen holding a JW Anderson pigeon clutch from season 2 while Davis was dressed in a sliming black ensemble with a pink satin bow and a white peter pan collar.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Editor’s picks At Nickelodeon, parents stood at the sidelines as kids took center stage: tackling slapstick skits, getting slimed, or completing Fear-Factor-like dares.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
When the first trailer for the film went viral this year, trolls came out of their caves and slimed it.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Either way, sliming needs to be included in more awards shows.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
And, naturally, the Left failed our soldiers as well, sliming them as baby-killers and such.
—Ray Nothstine, National Review, 11 Nov. 2023
The knife is designed to be slimed with blood and guts, with aggressive jimping on the spine.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
The cover art in question is an 11-year-old photo of Halle Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
The rapper teased the track with with a photo of Halle Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2023
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“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slime. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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