Synonyms of squirting

squirting

verb

present participle of squirt

as in pouring

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water squirting out of the faucet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• rushing
• streaming
• spurting
• gushing
• splashing
• spewing
• rolling
• spouting
• jetting
• swooshing
• washing
• flushing
• running
• flooding
• sloshing
• issuing
• cascading
• swelling
• surging
• drowning
• sluicing
• submerging
• overflowing
• engulfing
• plashing
• inundating
• swamping
• fountaining
• overwhelming
• deluging
• submersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dripping
• dropping
• trickling
• dribbling
• sprinkling
• bleeding
• leaking
• weeping
• straining
• oozing
• seeping
• percolating
• spattering
• exuding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squirting

The Hydro Glows cast a green, electric light over everything, and the squid were shooting water and squirting ink everywhere. — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Most aquatic animals swim but some also walk (crabs), jump (like a squirting scallop), and crawl (starfish, sea cucumbers). — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

So ended the second bout of last night’s UFC 250, the extravaganza of squirting blood and patriotic kitsch that took place—to the stupefaction of all, including a giddy Joe Rogan—on the South Lawn of the White House. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Octopuses can move at high speed by sucking water into an interior funnel and squirting it out like air escaping from a balloon. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026

Kazmierczak is sitting in the front row and stands up, quickly approaching Omar and squirting apple cider vinegar on her with a syringe. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Braylon also was getting so independent, squirting syrup for his pancakes onto his plate by himself. — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

The blood-squirting response is mainly used against canids such as coyotes, foxes and domestic dogs. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026