Synonyms of sloshes

sloshes

verb

present tense third-person singular of slosh

1

as in splashes

to move with a splashing motion

the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• ripples
• bubbles
• laps
• gurgles
• swashes
• babbles
• plashes

2

as in slops

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• slops
• spatters
• dashes
• sprinkles
• sprays
• washes
• swashes
• dabbles
• squirts
• laps
• spritzes
• plashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sloshes

Warm water sloshes eastward across thousands of miles of open ocean, and the cold upwelling off Ecuador slows or shuts down entirely. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 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

My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026