SLOSH
What does "SLOSH" mean?
To move through or splash liquid about noisily and untidily.
Meanings
- To move through water, mud, or slush with a splashing sound. They sloshed through the flooded street in their boots.
- To cause liquid to spill or splash about. He sloshed coffee over the rim of the mug.
- The sound or action of liquid splashing. She heard the slosh of water in the half-empty tank.
Word origin
An imitative word, a blend of 'slop' and 'slush', first recorded in the early 19th century to echo the sound of splashing liquid.
Remember it
SLOSH sounds like what it means - the 'sh' at the end is the splash itself.
A little poem
Pail half full, hill steep-
every careful step a small
argument with spill.
haiku
Wordplay
- My full mug and I have an agreement: I walk slowly, it agrees to slosh anyway.
What it teaches
A vessel only spills what it carries; the slosh tells the room exactly how full you are.
Quick facts
What does SLOSH mean?
To move through or splash liquid about noisily and untidily.
Is SLOSH a valid word?
Yes — SLOSH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLOSH?
SLOSH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLOSH come from?
An imitative word, a blend of 'slop' and 'slush', first recorded in the early 19th century to echo the sound of splashing liquid.
What can SLOSH teach us?
A vessel only spills what it carries; the slosh tells the room exactly how full you are.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.