squish

verb

squished; squishing; squishes

transitive verb

1
: squash
squished the bug
2
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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Sitting beside the star, her son Gus was pictured squishing his hands into the sand and looking down. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 It’s uniquely shaped like a box and made with a thick yet semi-flexible PU leather, so the bag keeps its shape in your suitcase instead of going flat and squishing precious cargo. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025 There could be families of ten or more squished into these barrack rooms with sometimes another family. Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025 The mozzarella in the filling mixture sort of serves as a binder or glue; without it, the cream cheese filling would be all oozy and might squish out of the chicken. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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