smooshed; smooshing; smooshes
1
chiefly US, informal
: to press (something, such as food) into a pulp or a flat shape : squash, mash
Top with a handful of cheese curds, smooshing them down so they start getting gooey.—
Andrew Z. Galarneau
Andrew Z. GalarneauMaybe McDonald's food isn't the best thing for you, but roasted goose liver smooshed up with truffles isn't either.—P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'RourkeShe smooshed her face against the glass.
2
chiefly US, informal
: to press or force (someone or something) into a small space
They smooshed us all into one room.
Their clothes were all smooshed together in one tiny closet.
As the Gulfstream set gets sweeter amenities, some of those perks do trickle down to us peons smooshed in row 97.—Aarian Marshall
Aarian MarshallThe game looks just like the desktop version, though the user interface and buttons are all smooshed into a mobile screen.—Julia Lee
Julia LeeExamples of smoosh in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cook sausage in a skillet, and smoosh it with a potato masher to break it up.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
The unofficial and optional last step is to smoosh the whole thing down a bit to break the chips up a little and make the beast of a sandwich more manageable to bite.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
To release lavender’s volatile oils, smoosh the lavender into the water.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
The density of this bizarre object becomes so great that even atoms cannot withstand the crush, and their protons and electrons smoosh together to become neutrons.
—Duncan Lorimer, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
Don’t smoosh the two titles into a single word.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
Remove onion and then smoosh the cooked garlic with a fork and then stir into the sauce.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
The goal isn’t to smoosh all the nuance of a full examination into an app.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired, 19 July 2021
Davies is attempting to smoosh a hundred different stories into 85 minutes.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2020
Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
The unofficial and optional last step is to smoosh the whole thing down a bit to break the chips up a little and make the beast of a sandwich more manageable to bite.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
To release lavender’s volatile oils, smoosh the lavender into the water.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
The density of this bizarre object becomes so great that even atoms cannot withstand the crush, and their protons and electrons smoosh together to become neutrons.
—Duncan Lorimer, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
Don’t smoosh the two titles into a single word.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
Remove onion and then smoosh the cooked garlic with a fork and then stir into the sauce.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
The goal isn’t to smoosh all the nuance of a full examination into an app.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired, 19 July 2021
Davies is attempting to smoosh a hundred different stories into 85 minutes.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2020
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“Smoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoosh. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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