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
Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling!
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
During the brain imaging, each person received 30 squirts of mild and high intensity hot sauce, followed by water, while being shown two blue-colored peppers.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Just squirt your preferred dish soap all over the affected areas and scrub with a clean broom or stiff brush to remove it.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling!
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
Just take a squirt of shampoo, lather it up, and use it to scrub away tricky messes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
During the brain imaging, each person received 30 squirts of mild and high intensity hot sauce, followed by water, while being shown two blue-colored peppers.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for squirt
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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