If you have observed water sloshing back and forth in a swimming pool, bathtub, or cup of water, you may have witnessed a small-scale seiche.
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Sloshing
Synonyms for "sloshing" (3 found)
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2 translations across 2 languages.
French
1 entries- ballottement noun (A motion or action that sloshes.)
Spanish
1 entries- chapoteo noun (A motion or action that sloshes.)
Sample sentences
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The water is sloshing about.
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I wish I'd had something to eat before the beer, because now I feel it sloshing around when I move.
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Mr. Thomas remembered that an airplane stewardess had served him a meal in a compartmentalized tray that kept the gravy on his mashed potatoes from sloshing over into his dessert.
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