squishier; squishiest
1
: being soft, yielding, and usually damp
The ground was wet and squishy.
2
: not firm, steady, or fixed : soft: such as
a
: lenient sense 1
To skeptics, all such talk may seem … squishy. For decades, CEOs … prized toughness above all.—
Geoff Colvin
Geoff Colvin
b
: imprecise
squishy estimates
squishiness
noun
Examples of squishy in a Sentence
The ground was wet and squishy.
those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium
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The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Skip any onions that feel soft or squishy.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
This meaty, cheesy casserole is topped with Hawaiian rolls for a touch of squishy sweetness, too.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Skip any onions that feel soft or squishy.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
This meaty, cheesy casserole is topped with Hawaiian rolls for a touch of squishy sweetness, too.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squishy
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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squishy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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