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Meaning of "sloosh" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOOSH

sloosh  [sluːʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOOSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sloosh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOOSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sloosh

Sloosh was a form of cornbread that was popular during the American Civil War, especially among Confederate soldiers. Civil war historian Shelby Foote described it as a mixture of cornmeal, lard or bacon, water and egg formed around a rifle ramrod and cooked over a campfire. It was also called "son of a bitch".

Definition of sloosh in the English dictionary

The definition of sloosh in the dictionary is the noise made by splashing or running water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOOSH


Ashby-de-la-Zouch
ˌæʃbɪˌdələˈzuːʃ
babouche
bəˈbuːʃ
barouche
bəˈruːʃ
bouche
buːʃ
capuche
kəˈpuːʃ
cartouch
kɑːˈtuːʃ
cartouche
kɑːˈtuːʃ
douche
duːʃ
hoosh
huːʃ
Ingush
ɪŋˈɡuːʃ
louche
luːʃ
rouche
ruːʃ
ruche
ruːʃ
scaramouche
ˌskærəˈmuːʃ
shahtoosh
ˌʃɑːˈtuːʃ
skoosh
skuːʃ
smoosh
smuːʃ
sploosh
spluːʃ
tarboosh
tɑːˈbuːʃ
tarbush
tɑːˈbuːʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOOSH

slogging
sloid
slojd
sloken
slommock
sloom
sloomy
sloop
sloop of war
sloop-rigged
sloot
slop
slop around
slop basin
slop bucket
slop chest
slop out
slop pail
slope
sloped roman

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOOSH

bosh
cosh
dosh
frosh
gosh
josh
macintosh
mackintosh
McIntosh
mosh
nosh
posh
scoosh
squadoosh
squoosh
swoosh
tosh
whoosh
woosh
zhoosh

Synonyms and antonyms of sloosh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sloosh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOOSH

Find out the translation of sloosh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sloosh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sloosh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sloosh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sloosh
570 millions of speakers

English

sloosh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sloosh
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sloosh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sloosh
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sloosh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sloosh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sloosh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sloosh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sloosh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sloosh
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sloosh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sloosh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sloosh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sloosh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लोश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sloosh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sloosh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sloosh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sloosh
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sloosh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sloosh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloosh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sloosh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sloosh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloosh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOSH»

The term «sloosh» is used very little and occupies the 156.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOSH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sloosh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOOSH»

Discover the use of sloosh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sloosh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Adventures of Big Ted
said daddy, peering down at the garden and wondering what could have happened. “And what long footprints!” he said, almost to himself. Then, Polly and Peter came to see the mysterious footprints. “Oh, that's just because they go ' sloosh!
Di Loveland, 2008
2
War, Terrible War
A soldier was ready at the drop of a hat to thrash his comple's (and soldiers') food . In the Southern army you ate something called “sloosh.” You got issued cornmeal and bacon and you fried the bacon, which left a great deal of grease in the ...
Joy Hakim, 2005
3
Gateway Drug:
The forest with its clickety-sloosh things. He tried to whistle as he walked, but his throat was dry, as if he had swallowed a spider web. He thought about running, but that was no good. In every stupid movie where dead things come back, they ...
Scott Nicholson, 2011
4
The Dreamcloth
No, water does not lap. It knocks. A menacing visitor, a knock that is never answered, a slap against the boat's laden belly full of the sharp smells of weary bodies stifled and expectant. Knock knock sloosh knock knock, who is there? She is not.
Joanne Fedler, 2005
5
Dark Is the Sun
Sloosh went back in but came back out in a few minutes. 'Where the furniture was there are now a few places almost imperceptibly thicker than the floor,' he said. ' The furniture just folded up. But what caused it to do that?' Deyv said he had no ...
Philip Jose Farmer, 2012
6
Radio drama
(Sloosh) Two . . .(Sloosh) She's listing. (Sloosh) The passengers are running for the boats . . . (Sloosh) The bulkheads go . . . (Sloosh) And now she sinks. (Pause) Why not? She should have sunk. This time! (A bigger sloosh) Sink you damned ...
Peter Elfed Lewis, 1981
7
A Gift of Leaves: Poems by Ardith Hoff
... metal roof, In the west wind wafting through willows, Mourning doves mating for life, Their faint flute notes across a moist meadow, A lone loon calling across the lake, The sloosh, sloosh of your ores in the water, Rowing that boat back to me.
Ardith J. Hoff, 2012
8
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See keep sloom. sloop. A neckerchief: c.:—1933 (Charles E. Leach). Perhaps because '5 a loop. sloop of war. A whore: rhyming s.:—1859 (H., 15t ed); + by 1874: H, 5th ed., has 'Rory o' More, the floor. Also to signify a whore.' sloosh. A wash ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
9
Practical Handbook of the Polish Language
... resh'. tab) to rest —- spoczywaé (spawchih'vahtch) to return—zwrocié, powrocié (zvroo'cheeteh, paw-won'cheetch) rich—bogaty (baw-gah'tih) to ridkjeidzié (yezh'geetch) right—pram», slusznosé; pra. wy (prah'vaw, sloosh' nawshtch; pmth) ...
J.F. J.Baluta
10
Archipelago
Baf, baf, as the bow hits and ploughs the waves, sloosh, the occasional swiper into the cockpit. Baf, sloosh, salt on his skin, stinging him, his eyes like radars in his head. A pain in his chest, the pain of abandonment; the pain feels more alive  ...
Monique Roffey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOOSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sloosh is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is This Asteroid Worth $5 Trillion?
said Bob Berman of Sloosh Community Observatory. The idea of mining asteroids isn't as far-fetched as one might think. TheArkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) spacecraft, ... «RTT News, Jul 15»
2
Non, l'astéroïde qui a frôlé la Terre ne vaut pas 5.000 milliards d'euros
Les articles qui le mentionnent évoquent tous le site Sloosh, un «observatoire communautaire» proposant de suivre en vidéo le passage de notre astéroïde. «20minutes.fr, Jul 15»
3
$5-trillion asteroid to whiz past Earth
said Bob Berman of Sloosh Community Observatory, which links telescopes to the Internet thus making viewing accessible to anyone with a Web browser. «MINING.com, Jul 15»
4
Asteroid RM20 trilion hampiri Bumi
“Ianya sentiasa menyeronokkan apabila sebuah asteroid melintasi dunia kita, jadi teleskop Sloosh akan memerhati secara langsung Asteroid 2011 UW-158 ... «Kosmo!, Jul 15»
5
Portland City Council approves allowing 1000-foot water slide on …
However, I will gladly chip in $5 to charity to watch LeBigGuy sloosh down the slide, in a pair of tiny, worn-only-by-Canadians-at-Old-Orchard, LeSpeedos. «Press Herald, Apr 15»
6
Suivez l'éclipse du soleil en direct, sans vous brûler les yeux
Il est donc possible d'assister à l'éclipse sur la toile, par le biais de n'importe quel navigateur web, en se rendant sur le site Sloosh Community Observatory ou ... «Fredzone, Mar 15»
7
Vijf vragen over de zonsverduistering
Hiervoor kunt u bijvoorbeeld terecht bij de websites Sloosh en NRK. Bekijk, om in de stemming te komen, alvast de onderstaande reportage die de BBC in 2009 ... «Eén Vandaag, Mar 15»
8
Christian Marclay: White Cube, Bermondsey - With A 'SLOOSH' And …
White Cube presents a major solo exhibition by Christian Marclay, a large new oeuvre of work encompassing the grand halls of White Cube Bermondsey. «ArtLyst, Mar 15»
9
Read and Feed: Alan Cumming's memoir and a recipe for stovies
In a wok or large pot, put a good old sloosh of olive oil. (I normally turn the bottle upside down and count until about four.) Chop up some garlic, and fry it in the ... «Tampabay.com, Dec 14»
10
Krvavi mjesec
Cio događaj će moći da se uživo prati na sajtu sloosh.com. Pomračenje će početi u 11 sati po srednjoevropskom vremenu i trajaće tri sata i 30 minuta, navela je ... «BN televizija, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sloosh [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sloosh>. Apr 2024 ».
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