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The correct spelling is slurries.

How to pronounce slurries

noun

Say it like: Slu-rree-s

The correct spelling is slurries. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid. For example: "Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot."

Usage Examples

Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  2. 2.Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
  3. 3.A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
  4. 4.A thickener.

verb

  1. 1.To make a slurry (of some material).
  2. 2.To apply a slurry (to).

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