sludge
sludge Lexical Profile
sludge Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the sediment produced by sewage treatment or industrial processes.
"Workers spent the morning clearing thick industrial sludge from the bottom of the drainage tank."
Loose, broken, or partially melted ice floating on the surface of a sea or river.
"The research vessel slowed down as it encountered dense patches of freezing sludge near the coastline."
• verb
To walk, move, or flow heavily and slowly through or as if through thick mud.
"After the torrential downpour, the hikers sludged wearily along the flooded trail."
• Rhymes for sludge
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-17th century, this word is likely an alteration of the late Middle English 'slutch' (meaning mud or mire) or an expressive blend related to 'slush' and 'slobber'.