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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 clumsilyplay

  Familiarity information: SLOSH AROUND used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLOSH AROUND (verb)


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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