Synonyms of sloshing

sloshing

verb

present participle of slosh

1

as in splashing

to move with a splashing motion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashing
• rippling
• bubbling
• lapping
• swashing
• gurgling
• plashing
• babbling

2

as in slopping

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

• splashing
• slopping
• spattering
• swashing
• spraying
• sprinkling
• dashing
• dabbling
• washing
• lapping
• squirting
• plashing
• spritzing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sloshing

With modern elections often decided by extremely thin margins and billions of dollars sloshing through campaigns, both parties have ample incentives and opportunities to gain an edge through mischief involving third parties. — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026

The liquid sloshing around in those tanks represented the radioactive byproducts of the Cold War. — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

But even if his sweaty, sockless feet had been sloshing around in the lace-up shoes, Skarsgård’s metallic gold suit, also by Saint Laurent, served as a shiny distraction. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026

The Coriolis effect caused by the planet’s rotation then pinned the waves against the western coasts of North and South America, preventing the water from sloshing back out to sea. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

There's trillions of dollars sloshing around in data center development. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Capers used his rifle like a cane and limped along, blood sloshing in his jungle boots. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

That's because the size of this deal and the amount of stock that is sloshing around and will be spawned is too great. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Abstractions that looked like scribbled pastels or Helen Frankenthaler oils or the iTunes visualizer would give way to churning data pigment, sloshing in a square frame. — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026