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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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Pastrnak took it to the net, drew a penalty on Erik Haula and, with a pileup in front of the net, the puck squirted out to Lindholm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
After applying this product to wet hair with a squirt of styling gel, a quick shake of her curls, and a hit of the diffuser, my curls were noticeably more defined and less frizzy, especially at the roots—even on a gross, 70% humidity day at that.
—Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Block squirts out a capturing of Dreyfuss as a fuzzy-haired neurotic ping-ponging mood changes around the set.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Pastrnak took it to the net, drew a penalty on Erik Haula and, with a pileup in front of the net, the puck squirted out to Lindholm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
After applying this product to wet hair with a squirt of styling gel, a quick shake of her curls, and a hit of the diffuser, my curls were noticeably more defined and less frizzy, especially at the roots—even on a gross, 70% humidity day at that.
—Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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