mush

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : masse molle et pâteuse ; bouillie de maïs cuite dans l'eau ; écrit ou musique excessivement sentimentaux ; ou voyage en traîneau à chiens.

A noun with multiple meanings: a soft, pulpy mass; a porridge made from cornmeal boiled in water; overly sentimental writing or music; or a journey by dogsled.

1. Soft massB1informal

   A soft, thick, and often shapeless mass or mixture, typically of food or other substances.

   Masse molle

   • The snow turned into a brown mush by the roadside.
   • He ate a bowl of oatmeal that had become a tasteless mush.
   • The fallen leaves formed a wet mush on the ground.

   Synonymesgoomashpappastepulppureeslopsludgeslush

2. Cornmeal porridgeA2formalamericanculinary

   A type of porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water or milk, often eaten as a breakfast dish.

   Bouillie de maïs

   • For breakfast, she served a bowl of hot mush with butter and syrup.
   • The pioneers often ate cornmeal mush as a staple food.
   • He added a pinch of salt to the mush to enhance the flavor.

   Synonymespolenta

3. Sentimental writing or musicB2informalart

   Writing, speech, or music that is overly sentimental, sweet, or emotional.

   Sensiblerie (en écriture ou musique)

   • The movie was full of romantic mush that made me cringe.
   • His poetry was dismissed as sentimental mush by critics.
   • She couldn't stand the sugary mush of the pop ballad.

   Synonymescorngoohokummawkishnessschmaltzsentimentalityslushtreacle

4. Dogsled journeyB2informal

   A long journey made by dogsled, often across snow or ice.

   Course de traîneau à chiens

   • The musher prepared for a long mush across the frozen tundra.
   • They set out on a three-day mush to deliver supplies.
   • The dogs were eager to begin the mush through the snowy wilderness.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de réduire quelque chose en une masse molle et pâteuse, ou pour diriger un attelage de chiens de traîneau.

A verb used to indicate the act of reducing something to a soft, pulpy mass, or to drive a dog sled team.

1. Drive a dogsledB2informal

   To command or drive a team of dogs pulling a sled, typically used in snowy regions.

   Conduire un traîneau à chiens

   • He mushed the dogs across the frozen tundra.
   • The musher yelled 'Mush!' to get the team moving.
   • They mushed through the blizzard to reach the cabin.

   Synonymesdogsled

2. Travel by dogsledB2informal

   To travel using a dogsled, often as a mode of transportation or sport.

   Conduire un traîneau à chiens

   • We mushed for miles across the snowy landscape.
   • She learned to mush during her trip to Alaska.
   • They mushed to the next checkpoint in the race.

   Synonymesdogsledsledge