slushy
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈslʌʃi/
- UK
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mushy
- The roads were dangerous, covered in a slushy mix of snow and water after the storm.
- slushy snow
- slushy streets
- slushy mess
And it makes, like the nut milk go more thick and slushy.
- And it makes, like the nut milk go more thick and slushy.
- the blanket or or even something big and slushy and soft down. Do they?
Examples
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Traffic moved slowly, and children, cocooned in winter clothing, trudged down the slushy streets.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the Lake Tahoe area, there will be a mix of snow and rain, causing slushy conditions, Tolby said.
Blog text (24) -
The streets are slushy, the buildings blanketed in snow.
Fiction book (2000) -
The road turns slushy; the tires make a sizzling sound.
Fiction book (1998) -
Lainey had shuffled painfully down the long, slushy path to the house.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wrapped in my somewhat shabby overcoat, I took the T to Arlington and wobbled through the slushy streets.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the snowfall began to melt, the ground became wet and slushy, making walking difficult.
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Children played happily in the slushy snow, enjoying the mixture of water and ice.
Synonyms
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3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
18
2.0
Soft and wet like cooked vegetables or very ripe bananas
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4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
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3.8
Soft and gooey when warm, often used for food
A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slushy comes from the older word slush, which means 'soft, wet snow or mud', plus the ending -y that means 'full of'. So slushy describes snow or ground that has started to melt and is wet and soft.