slushy

adjective

ˈslə-shē How to pronounce slushy (audio)
Definition of slushynext
1
as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth the slushy racetrack resulted in a significantly slower time for the winning horse

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2
as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way slushy music underscores the movie's emotional scenes

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Recent Examples of slushy Hikers should expect soft, wet, slushy or muddy conditions during warmer parts of the day and snow across much of the trail at high elevations and in shaded areas, the organization said. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Social media posts often point to the food courts that have largely disappeared, particularly the extra salty popcorn and slushy machines. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 While stunning in the moment, the days and weeks that followed were nothing but a slushy mess. — Megan Wallitsch, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 And fixing the slushy machine behind the counter means getting occasional breaks from making change to spend a small 15-second mini-game making a snack for a customer. — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slushy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slushy
  1. muddy
  2. sentimental
  3. sticky
  4. sloppy
  5. wet
  6. sugary
  7. mushy
  8. fuzzy
Adjective
  • With Jagger’s vocals often buried deep in the muddy and murky mix, the album initially sounds like a druggy demo.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The rains breached reservoirs, including the dramatic collapse of part of a dam in Hengzhou that inundated a wide area with fast-flowing muddy water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • Camilla also regularly wears pieces from the late Queen Elizabeth II’s collection, including brooches, tiaras and other sentimental pieces.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Kate also wore the bracelet to Wimbledon in early July and to a visit to Evelina London Children’s Hospital—no doubt the most sentimental addition to her bracelet stack.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Definition of sentimental
Adjective
  • The metal shelving across from the ice machines had sticky accumulation.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • To diagnose those sticky tasks and peddle its tools, Snap-on relies on thousands of franchisees, who make weekly visits to nearly a million neighborhood mechanics in custom company vans.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 July 2026
Definition of sticky
Adjective
  • No one likes the sloppy tailoring of Octavius’s open-back suit, but Law loves the jacket.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • This thick, brownish concoction, a kind of hot dog chili, is sloppy, packs some heat, and the fiery punch to the taste buds can be a surprise to the uninitiated.
    — USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of sloppy
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  • And thirdly, the confidence Harley has in its 2026 bikes to facilitate such a thing, and on a wet racetrack no less, is quite frankly amazing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of wet
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  • An argument ensued after a pushy mother-in-law offered her young grandchild a sugary drink, once again pitting the parents against the grandparents.
    — Parents, Parents, 16 July 2026
  • This smooth, sophisticated vanilla scent is a far cry from sugary or juvenile.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Definition of sugary
Adjective
  • One day, after scavenging a trunk full of bananas threatening to go mushy, Tubbs drove them over to Food Not Bombs, an anti-capitalist soup kitchen founded upon the anarchist principle of mutual aid.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The same goes for a sour or off-smell, a soft or mushy texture, discoloration, or mold growth.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
Definition of mushy
Adjective
  • The extra work to spot it may be worth it, though, to see the space object's fuzzy glow and striking tail.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Cece got out of bed, put on a pair of fuzzy pink slippers, and stomped to her mother’s office.
    — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of fuzzy

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“Slushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slushy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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