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SLOSH AROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slosh around mean?
• SLOSH AROUND (verb)
The verb SLOSH AROUND has 1 sense:
1. spill or splash copiously or clumsily
Familiarity information: SLOSH AROUND used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spill or splash copiously or clumsily
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around
Context example:
slosh paint all over the walls
Hypernyms (to "slosh around" is one way to...):
plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash (dash a liquid upon or against)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Context examples
If the smaller cluster makes a close pass by the central core, the gravitational attraction between both structures causes the gas in the core to slosh around like wine swirled in a glass.
(Scientists Surprised by Relentless Cosmic Cold Front, NASA)
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