1
: soft moist earth or clay
especially
: viscous mud
2
: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as
a
: a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (such as slugs and catfishes)
b
: a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen
3
US, informal
: a morally repulsive or odious person
slimed; sliming
1
: to smear or cover with slime
2
: to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)
: to become slimy
Examples of slime in a Sentence
Noun
Green slime covers the surface of the pond.
She thinks men are slime.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
The shoe features a mesh fit-to-wear cuff around the ankle that devolves into a snakeskin-like base that features black and slime green.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2025
Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
This time around, immigration officials and the Trump White House have insisted Abrego Garcia deserved his fate, sliming him as a terrorist and MS-13 member despite no evidence to back up their assertions.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Slugs and snails leave large, irregular holes on plant leaves, flowers, and fruit, as well as slimy, silvery trails of slime in their wake.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
The shoe features a mesh fit-to-wear cuff around the ankle that devolves into a snakeskin-like base that features black and slime green.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2025
Verb
Obviously, celebrities always seem really game to get slimed.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
This time around, immigration officials and the Trump White House have insisted Abrego Garcia deserved his fate, sliming him as a terrorist and MS-13 member despite no evidence to back up their assertions.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for slime
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“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slime. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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