Sloosh

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To move or pour liquid so that it splashes about with a loud sloshing sound
2. Describing the act of sending water or another liquid splashing noisily over or around something
3. Splashing or pouring a liquid in a messy, noisy way, often producing a gushing sound

Etymology: "Sloosh" is imitative: its sound mimics the noisy splash of liquid, the way "splash" and "slosh" do. It is the kind of word that seems to have arrived already shaped to its meaning, with no older language supplying it, so its history lies in the sound itself rather than in borrowing or a chain of earlier forms. Its closeness to "slosh" and "splash" is part of what makes it feel natural. Each of these words pairs a consonant cluster with a short vowel to suggest liquid moving and striking something, and "sloosh" stretches the vowel into a long, sloppy sound that matches the wet rush it describes. Speakers reach for such words when they want the noise to be heard in the word itself.