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
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.
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Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead of squirting the spray straight back—which can exacerbate nose bleeds—spray it toward the ear, or laterally on each side.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025
ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Just take a squirt of shampoo, lather it up, and use it to scrub away tricky messes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
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Verb
And never squirt a contact-lens solution that contains hydrogen peroxide directly into your eye—again, any version of rewetting drops or regular ol’ saline is best here.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 30 Apr. 2025
Instead of squirting the spray straight back—which can exacerbate nose bleeds—spray it toward the ear, or laterally on each side.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025
Noun
Three years later, the same team showed how adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Just take a squirt of shampoo, lather it up, and use it to scrub away tricky messes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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