slushing

verb

present participle of slush
as in spraying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slushing
  1. spraying
  2. slopping
  3. squirting
  4. sprinkling
  5. watering
Verb
  • The utility has spent $96 million since 2010 to restore forests in this region, including spraying some pines in hopes of protecting them from infestation, said Madelene McDonald, its watershed planning manager.
    — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Workers could be seen spraying material on two sections of the pool’s interior.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of spraying
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  • In the season-two premiere’s final moments, the group’s s’mores-making endeavor descends into gooey chaos, with everyone burning and slopping and dripping marshmallow, chocolate, and peanut butter everywhere.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of slopping
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  • In a secluded bubble away from the city, Stephen Miller’s wife treats Washington’s most powerful to custom cakes, live donkeys, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The lube is initially loaded into the device by pulling the Green Disc+'s two wheel discs apart from one another, then just squirting the liquid onto the lubricator wheel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of squirting
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  • This means there’s lots of ways to add them to your diet, including blending ground flaxseed into smoothies or sprinkling whole flaxseeds on top of oatmeal.
    — Mark Gurarie, HEALTH, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Imagine sprinkling Cool Ranch Dorito seasoning on giant Fritos.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Verb
  • These had worked adequately for isolated farmers, but too many could overwhelm the absorptive capacity of the ground—especially if sprinklers were watering the lawns—causing effluent to rise to the surface or enter waterways.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Engel advises watering the plant thoroughly in its old location to keep the root ball intact and have moisture at the ready when the plant is moved.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of watering
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“Slushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slushing. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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