Thesaurus results for SLOSH

slosh

verb

Definition of slosh next

as in to ripple

to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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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

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Recent Examples of slosh Plenty of money is sloshing around the Texas Senate race. —

Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026 When the battery kicks in, vibrations slosh back and forth like waves in a pool. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026 In 2023, another rockslide triggered a tsunami that sloshed back and forth for nine days in a Greenland fjord. —

Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, 8,000 Pa, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor. —

Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slosh

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Industry groups say the last shutdown disrupted travel for roughly 6 million passengers, a reminder of how quickly funding lapses can ripple through the aviation system.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026