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

Meanwhile, Stallone endured an avalanche of rejections from agents who felt his slurry speech and asymmetrical mouth were liabilities — the very traits, of course, that would mark him as an original in a few short years. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

News consumers today, surfing the slurry of free information on their phones and browsers, are constantly being shocked by the old. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 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