slopping

present participle of slop
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as in splashing
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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Recent Examples of slopping In the season-two premiere’s final moments, the group’s s’mores-making endeavor descends into gooey chaos, with everyone burning and slopping and dripping marshmallow, chocolate, and peanut butter everywhere. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities’ attempts to control the crowds.
    Oleg Cetinic, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • If your idea of a bucket-list trip includes your furry friend digging holes in the sand and splashing around in the surf, then add Rehoboth Beach to the top of your list.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s a snake devouring a frog whole.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026
  • This squishy honor of a marshmallow doesn’t even require devouring it—the indicator that psychologists took as the signal of its depleted future life.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Canadian quartet Truck Violence have been sloshing together these subgenres in a ruthless manner for several years now, and their sophomore album and debut for the Flenser aims for even higher drops between those peaks and valleys.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Abstractions that looked like scribbled pastels or Helen Frankenthaler oils or the iTunes visualizer would give way to churning data pigment, sloshing in a square frame.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Typically, hantavirus spreads by inhaling particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of wild rodents.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Take 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths, inhaling fully into the belly and chest, exhaling without force.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

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“Slopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slopping. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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