sloshes

Definition of sloshesnext
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

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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
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  • His impact ripples through foundational pieces still on the Broncos’ roster — Garett Bolles, Courtland Sutton, Surtain and Alex Singleton.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Sloshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshes. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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