slush up
C1 informal separable both
In simple words
To turn into a wet, snowy mush, or to make something overly mushy and sentimental.
Literal meaning: To fill up with slush (semi-melted snow or watery mud).
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To become wet and slushy, as snow or ice partially melts.
"The snow on the pavement had slushed up overnight and made walking dangerous."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Informal, British) To become or make overly sentimental or emotionally soft.
"The romantic subplot really slushed up what was otherwise a tough action film."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare. Used either literally (snow or ice turning to slush) or informally in British English to describe someone or something becoming excessively sentimental. The sentimental sense is very informal and colloquial.
Commonly used with
snow ice roads film story speech
Forms
Base
slush up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slushes up
he/she/it
Past simple
slushed up
yesterday
Past participle
slushed up
have + pp
-ing form
slushing up
continuous
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