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.
Recent Examples on the Web Instead of squishing down the rounder parts of the chest, users can easily move tissue out to the sides away from the sternum and won't need to readjust throughout the day. Lauren Rowello, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024 Instead our star is actually a little squished, or oblate. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 And after repeatedly walking on the rug, the pile appeared to be squished down, although this is somewhat expected of a rug with this pile height. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024 The downside to this was that many times Steve would roll over and almost squish the snoozing frog. Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 My one-year-old sat in her high chair, squishing banana between her fingers and slinging wet chunks to the ground. Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024 Cockerill and the team addressed that in this series by not giving the bugs a name and showcasing the very real struggles in their lives, from outrunning a hungry mantis, finding food, to avoiding being squished by our shoes. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2024 There are many ways to explore Emeryville, that diamond of a city squished between Oakland and Berkeley. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 The carpet squished with water as Jay Williams, the manager, walked across it. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023

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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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Cite this Entry

“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squish. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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