slosh

American  

[slosh] / slɒʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.

2. (of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.

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verb (used with object)

1. to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid.

   to slosh the mop in the pail.

2. to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly.

   She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.

noun

1. watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.

2. the lap or splash of liquid.

   the slosh of waves against the shore.

3. a small quantity of liquid.

   a slosh of milk in the pail.

4. a watery or weak drink.

slosh British  

/ slɒʃ /

noun

1. watery mud, snow, etc

2. slang a heavy blow

3. the sound of splashing liquid

4. a popular dance with a traditional routine of steps, kicks, and turns performed in lines

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verb

1. informal (tr; foll by around, on, in, etc) to throw or pour (liquid)

2. informal

   1. to shake or stir (something) in a liquid

   2. (of a person) to splash (around) in water, etc

3. slang (tr) to deal a heavy blow to

4. informal to shake (a container of liquid) or (of liquid within a container) to be shaken

Other Word Forms

• sloshy adjective

Etymology

Origin of slosh

1805–15; perhaps blend of slop ¹ and slush

Example Sentences

I swiveled around, the milk sloshing over the edge of the pail.

From Literature

I clenched my jaw as I watched the Butterfly slosh lamp oil over the dry wood of the ship.

From Literature

I let myself into the room and stepped into the bed, one foot at a time, the warm water inside the plastic sheet sloshing around and making me feel a bit wobbly.

From Los Angeles Times

Another wave crashed in the room below, and water sprayed up through the stairwell, sloshing on the upstairs carpet.

From Literature

I stumble up the bank, trying to move fast, but the water keeps sloshing out of my shoes.

From Literature

Related Words

• flounder
• wade
• wallow