What context can I use each word in?
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
sloshing
Example
I could hear the sloshing of the water in the bucket. [sloshing: noun]
Example
The milk was sloshing around in the jug as I carried it. [sloshing: verb]
splashing
Example
The rain was splashing against the window. [splashing: verb]
Example
The children were splashing each other in the pool. [splashing: gerund or present participle]
Good things to know
Which word is more common?
Splashing is more commonly used than sloshing in everyday language. Splashing is versatile and covers a wide range of contexts, while sloshing is less common and often used in more technical or practical contexts.
What’s the difference in the tone of formality between sloshing and splashing?
Both sloshing and splashing are informal words, but sloshing may be slightly more technical and therefore used in more formal contexts than splashing.
