Glopping

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make a sound or produce a result characterized by a squelching or sloshing quality
2. To describe a messy or thick consistency often associated with liquids or viscous substances
3. To engage in the act of moving or splattering in a manner that is sticky or cumbersome

Etymology: "Glopping" is the present participle of "glop," and the verb it comes from is a plain piece of sound-imitation: its origins are in expressive sound-making rather than in any older language. The verb "glop" is traced to a variation of "glope," an older word of uncertain pedigree, and its sense of a thick, sloshing mass gave the verb its wet, heavy quality. Dictionaries date "glop" to the period 1940-45, which places it firmly in the twentieth century. Its closest relatives are "goop," a sticky or viscous substance, and "gulp," the swallowing sound, and the three share the same kind of mouth-shaped, slurping feel. That resemblance is the clearest clue to how the word was built: the sounds themselves seem to carry the meaning of something gooey being stirred or swallowed.

Synonyms: sloshing, splashing, sloshing