slosh

1
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 Blood and vomit sloshed on the floor, and some of the men fainted from the pain and the stress. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Those gravitational waves still exist today and gently slosh over Earth. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Most of North Carolina’s coast remained under a tropical storm warning and some portions were under a storm surge warning, as Hurricane Erin is expected to slosh the state’s barrier islands with up to 4 feet of water. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 About 25 minutes after the temblor struck, when authorities were watching for tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean, the water in Devils Hole started to slosh. Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slosh
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  • Fears of bad loans ripple through markets.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Then, imagine those color-changing mountains reflected in the briny water of desert salt flats, a mirage that ripples when local flamingos fly by in twos and threes.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Just splash on some powder, fill in the brows, and call it a day!
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Outside, Wahlberg and his family can splash around in the saltwater lagoon pool, enjoy a nighttime match on the lighted tennis court, or play a life-size game of chess on the oversize board.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slosh. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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