Mush — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any soft or soggy mass

cornmeal boiled in water

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌʃ/.

Examples

he pounded it to a pulp

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

treacle slop glop pulp cornmeal mush dogsled

Parts of Speech

noun	any soft or soggy mass “he pounded it to a pulp”
noun	cornmeal boiled in water
noun	writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
noun	a journey by dogsled
verb	drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
verb	travel with a dogsled

Word Forms

pulpy	adjective	like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
pulp	verb	reduce to pulp
mushy	adjective	having the consistency of mush
treacly	adjective	overly sweet
sloppy	adjective	excessively or abnormally emotional
musher	noun	a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team
dogsled	noun	a sled pulled by dogs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brei

jede weiche oder matschige Masse

🇫🇷French

bouillie

toute masse molle ou détrempée

🇪🇸Spanish

gachas

cualquier masa blanda o empapada

🇮🇹Italian

poltiglia

qualsiasi massa molle o fradicia

🇳🇱Dutch

pap

elke zachte of drassige massa

🇵🇹Portuguese

mingau

qualquer massa mole ou encharcada

🇷🇺Russian

каша

любая мягкая или сырая масса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूदा

कोई नरम या गीला द्रव्यमान

🇧🇩Bengali

মশ

যেকোন নরম বা ভেজা ভর

🇮🇳Tamil

கஞ்சி

ஏதேனும் மென்மையான அல்லது ஈரமான நிறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముద్ద

ఏదైనా మృదువైన లేదా తడిగా ఉండే ద్రవ్యరాశి

🇮🇳Marathi

मश

कोणताही मऊ किंवा ओलसर वस्तुमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

મશ

કોઈપણ નરમ અથવા ભીનું માસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಶ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಮೃದುವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಒದ್ದೆಯಾದ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഷ്

ഏതെങ്കിലും മൃദുവായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നനഞ്ഞ പിണ്ഡം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਸ਼

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਨਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਗਿੱਲਾ ਪੁੰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

میش

کوئی بھی نرم یا گیلا ماس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糊状

任何柔软或潮湿的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

ドロドロした

柔らかいまたはねっとりした塊

🇰🇷Korean

걸쭉한 죽

부드럽거나 축축한 덩어리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bột nhão

bất kỳ khối mềm hoặc sũng nước nào

🇹🇭Thai

ข้าวต้ม

มวลที่อ่อนนุ่มหรือเปียก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bubur

massa lunak atau basah apa pun

🇵🇭Filipino

putik

anumang malambot o basang masa

🇲🇾Malay

bubur

sebarang jisim lembut atau basah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عصيدة

أي كتلة ناعمة أو رطبة

🇮🇷Persian

خمیر

هر توده نرم یا خیس

🇹🇷Turkish

lapa

herhangi bir yumuşak veya ıslak kütle

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַיסָה

כל מסה רכה או רטובה

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The primary meaning of 'mush' is 'any soft or soggy mass'.

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