slosh
/slɑʃ/
verb
- To move or cause to move with a splashing sound, especially through liquid or a semi-liquid substance.
- The kids sloshed through the puddles on their way home from school.
- She sloshed the mop across the kitchen floor, leaving a trail of soapy water.
- The water in the bucket sloshed over the sides as he carried it up the stairs.
- To pour or spill a liquid carelessly or clumsily.
- She sloshed some milk into her cereal bowl, missing it completely.
- He sloshed coffee onto the table while reaching for the sugar.
- Be careful not to slosh the paint when you carry the can up the ladder.
- To walk or move through mud, slush, or water with a heavy, splashing step.
- We sloshed through the flooded street to get to the bus stop.
- The hikers sloshed along the muddy trail after the rainstorm.
- The dog sloshed happily through the marsh, chasing after a stick.
noun
- The sound or action of liquid splashing or moving around.
- A loud slosh came from the kitchen as someone dropped a full pot.
- We heard the slosh of water in the tank as the train swayed.
- The only sound was the gentle slosh of waves against the boat.
- A small amount of liquid, especially one that is spilled or splashed.
- A slosh of water landed on the floor as the dog shook itself dry.
- There was a slosh of milk on the counter where the carton had tipped over.
- He wiped up the slosh of soup that had spilled from the bowl.