slurry

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noun

slur·​ry ˈslər-ē 

ˈslə-rē

plural slurries

: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)

slurry

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verb

slurried; slurrying

transitive verb

: to convert into a slurry

Examples of slurry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Planetary’s slurry shifts more carbon into those stable forms, lowering the CO₂ concentration at the surface. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Jesse Rieser/The New York Times/Redux The thorium hydroxide slurry, meanwhile, is typically deposited in heavily regulated waste cells, called tailings impoundments or tailings ponds. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

But when those synths get more fried, the glitchiness melts away, and that slurry singsong becomes a drunken, glorious shout. — Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English slory

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slurry

• blurry
• burry
• currie
• flurry
• furry
• hurry
• murry
• scurry
• worry

Medical Definition

slurry

noun

slur·​ry ˈslər-ē, ˈslə-rē 

plural slurries

: a watery mixture of insoluble matter