slopping

verb

Definition of sloppingnext
present participle of slop
1
as in splashing
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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2
as in devouring
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slopping
  1. splashing
  2. devouring
  3. inhaling
Verb
  • Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Buffalo could be heard splashing in the swamp and grunting for miles.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of splashing
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  • Starting 5 offers a spit-take moment at the start of its third episode, as Edwards waxes poetic about the importance of taking care of his body, before devouring some delivery pizza.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Weaving compares Frank to Saturn devouring his sons, the classical myth where a Titan eats his young to prevent them from replacing him.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of devouring
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  • No firefighters have been injured battling the fire, but one person was transported to the hospital after inhaling smoke, Qualls said.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics, according to new research that detected the potentially harmful particles in the breath of bottlenose dolphins off the coasts of Louisiana and Florida.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhaling
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