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squish

verb

squished; squishing; squishes
Synonyms of squishnext

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.
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Except in this world each step squishes shaking the ground around it. Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 His stories have more sway and squish to them. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025 Werner added the idea of the Squish came from wanting to encase the leather upper in a rubber outsole, as if the two forms had been literally squished together. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025 Traditional running belts sagged or squished my stomach a little too tightly; armbands irritated my skin during the summer. Kristen Geil, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squish

Word History

Etymology

alteration of squash

First Known Use

circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of squish was circa 1647

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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squish. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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