adjective
Etymology
Origin of sludgy
Example Sentences
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In 1973, the Isley Brothers remade the song on their “3 + 3” LP; two decades after that, the gothic metal band Type O Negative recorded a sludgy, slowed-down rendition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The previous February, 132 million gallons of black, sludgy water, heavy with mine wastes, surged through a makeshift dam and down a mountain hollow known as Buffalo Creek.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The record was grim and sludgy – partly because the band had recorded it in just two days, with limited funds.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
Cook over low heat under sludgy and thick; the cherries will have given up their juices.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
The sludgy lump sucks down the hole with remnant stasis gel.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Here, though, the number was Mr. LeBlanc’s alone, and he gave in to his sludgier impulses, his voice oozing awkwardly around the lyrics, compressing them into unintelligibility.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
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