slurry
noun
slur·ry
| \ ˈslər-ē
, ˈslə-rē\
, ˈslə-rē\
plural slurries
Definition of slurry
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
slurry
verb
slurried;
slurrying
Definition of slurry (Entry 2 of 2)
: to convert into a slurry
Examples of slurry in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The fruit’s juices mixed with the yogurt and created a slurry deliciousness. — Los Angeles Times, "The one place in Los Angeles to buy the best yogurt in America," 27 July 2019 That spill released millions of tons of coal ash slurry into the Emory and Clinch Rivers and inundated riverside homes with coal ash. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al.com, "Alabama Power sticks to plan to cover coal ash ponds, despite concerns," 12 July 2019 Never fear, bees have a solution for that: a sticky slurry of their spit and oils from flowers that turns pollen into water-resistant pellets. — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, "Five Scientific Findings That Could Lead to New Inventions," 13 July 2019 The company also broke ground on a new slurry injection facility near Big Spring, Texas. — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, "Milestone to expand oilfield wastewater disposal services in Permian Basin," 26 June 2019 The second phase of work will be slurry sealing later this summer. — Pomerado News, "Repairs will affect part of Pomerado Road," 8 June 2019 But this still couldn't explain the unusual excess of potassium in the diamond's salty slurries, Förster says. — Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic, "Earth's seafloor may be destined to become diamonds," 30 May 2019 The plastic fragments that make up the patches’ confetti-like slurry, Pedrotti says, harbor large quantities of bacteria from the genus Vibrio, which includes human pathogens like cholera. — Quanta Magazine, "On Waste Plastics at Sea, She Finds Unique Microbial Multitudes," 13 Sep. 2018 Joe Tracz’s script short-hands pretty much every plot point, leaving the audience straining to keep up in a slurry of gods and demigods. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, "Review: ‘The Lightning Thief’ strikes out, but performances shine," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slurry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for slurry
slurry
noun
English Language Learners Definition of slurry
: a thick mixture of water and another substance (such as mud or lime)
See the full definition for slurry in the English Language Learners Dictionary
slurry
noun
slur·ry
| \ ˈslər-ē, ˈslə-rē
\
\
plural slurries
Medical Definition of slurry
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter