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 The quake was also forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools in the city, some high up in high-rises, as the tremor shook. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 By Jeffrey Kluger December 10, 2024 1:47 PM EST Of the eight planets and 293 moons that call our solar system home, only Earth has a surface that sloshes with liquid water. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 Other videos showed the contents of rooftop infinity pools – a popular status symbol of Bangkok’s well-heeled – sloshing off the sides of towering apartment blocks onto the street below. Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 Large earthquakes, even those thousands of miles away, can cause water in the cavern to oscillate, which in turn sloshes up at the surface. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for slosh
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  • The book, an oral history told by the artists who were there, also ripples with the vibes of SoCal, thanks especially to lifers like the Agnew Brothers (the Adolescents), Dexter Holland and Noodles (the Offspring), and Mike Ness, the founder and frontman of the enduring Social Distortion.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
  • Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. government debt is rippling through Wall Street on Monday, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer said there is a crucial difference between now and the past two times a credit-rating agency cut its outlook on Uncle Sam’s bonds.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 May 2025
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  • The capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,240 miles off the Brazilian coast.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • And here came Patsy, who put bright white circles of fresh mozz, fresh tomato, and it was splashed around the pie, not ladled.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025

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“Slosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slosh. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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