Thesaurus results for SLOSHES

sloshes

verb

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present tense third-person singular of slosh

as in splashes

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 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

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Recent Examples of sloshes 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

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How To Water Begonias The best time of day to water begonias is in the morning so any water that splashes onto the leaves can dry before the sun goes down.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
But not a man who splashes $4,000 on a new drum kit, all the money the couple have.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026