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 Water sloshed across a shallow, rocky shelf, sweeping away the sediments there, along with the algae that serves as the primary food source for this species. —

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026 Three and half billion years ago, the 95-mile-wide basin sloshed with water, as did much of the rest of the planet, until Mars lost its magnetic field, the solar wind stripped away its atmosphere, and most of its water sputtered away into space. —

Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled. —

Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 If some oil sloshes off a ship or leaks out of a pipeline, what’s the difference? —

Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slosh

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The angel wore a trim charcoal Borsalino with a tiny bouquet of songbird feathers and a scarlet paisley scarf that rippled in the breeze.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
When a handful of varieties dominate global agriculture, a single disease, pest outbreak or weather event can ripple through the food supply in ways that are difficult to absorb.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026