Meaning & use
Sloshing
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Moving around noisily inside a container, as liquid does; wading or splashing through liquid.
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Water kept sloshing over the sides of the bucket as he carried it.
The children went sloshing through the puddles after the storm.
A note on using this word
An imitative word whose sound mimics the movement it describes.
Words with a similar meaning
splashing
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