squish

verb

ˈskwish 

squished; squishing; squishes

transitive verb

1

: squash

squished the bug

2

: squelch, suck

squished his feet in the mud

intransitive verb

: squelch, suck

wet shoes squishing as we walked

squish noun

Examples of squish in a Sentence

The cake accidentally got squished.

We squished together to make more room.

We managed to squish four people in the backseat of the car.

His wet shoes squished when he walked.

Recent Examples on the Web

The muddy ground squished beneath dancing feet as hands reached toward the night sky. —Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026

Rinse Them Off Apart from simply squishing aphids (which would take a lot of time), rinsing them off your plants with water is also effective. —Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 12 June 2026

Many married women squish their arms onto a shield alongside their husband’s, although this is not obligatory. —Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Then, any feeling of empowerment Rue got from her underworld dealings and religious inklings was squished by a Wire-ish cat-and-mouse game between her suppliers and their federal law-enforcement foils, leading to her death in the finale. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of squash

First Known Use

circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for squish

• dish
• lish
• swish
• wish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish