squirted; squirting; squirts
: to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
: to cause to squirt
squirter
noun
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a
: an impudent youngster
b
Synonyms
Examples of squirt in a Sentence
Verb
He squirted some oil on the door hinge.
She squirted ketchup all over her fries.
Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths.
Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe.
Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.
Noun
an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me
Listen squirt, I'm in charge here.
She started playing guitar when she was just a little squirt.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
The burst felt like a slippery NFL running back squirting into the daylight.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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Verb
Children and grandmas throwing buckets of icy cold water from pickup trucks that circle the city’s moat, spraying passersby with hoses and squirting water guns at each other for three days straight.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
The burst felt like a slippery NFL running back squirting into the daylight.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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