Dictionary.com

slosh

[ slosh ]
/ slɒʃ /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: slosh / sloshed on Thesaurus.com

verb (used without object)
to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
(of a liquid) to move about actively within a container.
verb (used with object)
to stir or splash (something) around in a fluid: to slosh the mop in the pail.
to splash (liquid) clumsily or haphazardly: She sloshed tea all over her new suit. They sloshed the paint over the wall.
noun
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of slosh

1805–15; perhaps blend of slop1 and slush
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use slosh in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for slosh

slosh
/ (slɒʃ) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of slosh

sloshy, adjective

Word Origin for slosh

C19: variant of slush, influenced by slop 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK