slosh
verb/slɒʃ/
/slɑːʃ/
(informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they slosh | /slɒʃ/ /slɑːʃ/ |
| he / she / it sloshes | /ˈslɒʃɪz/ /ˈslɑːʃɪz/ |
| past simple sloshed | /slɒʃt/ /slɑːʃt/ |
| past participle sloshed | /slɒʃt/ /slɑːʃt/ |
| -ing form sloshing | /ˈslɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈslɑːʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of liquid) to move around making a lot of noise or coming out over the edge of something
- The water was sloshing around under our feet.
- Some of the paint sloshed out of the can.
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- [transitive] slosh something + adv./prep. to make liquid move in a noisy way; to use liquid carelessly
- The children were sloshing water everywhere.
- She sloshed coffee into the mugs.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk noisily in water or mud
- We all sloshed around in the puddles.
- They sloshed through the mud in boots.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: variant of the noun slush.
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