The present invention is related to a top-loading washing machine comprising: a cabinet (C); a tub (T) installed in the cabinet (C); a sump (5) placed or fashioned at a bottom of the tub (T) and configured to receive washing liquid; a drum (2) rotatably mounted within the cabinet (C) about a horizontal axis (X-X); a recirculating system (6) in fluid communication with the sump (5) and comprising at least a sprayer (8) facing a wall (13) of the drum (2). The sprayer (8) comprises a plurality of nozzles (15, 16, 17) facing the wall (13) of the drum (2) and this wall (13) presents a plurality of through passages (18, 19, 20). The nozzles (15, 16, 17) and the through passages (18, 19, 20) are disposed and configured such that, during the rotation of the drum (2), there is always at least one nozzle (15, 16, 17) aligned with at least a corresponding through passage (18, 19, 20) in the drum (2).
