as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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Recent Examples of squirting
The man accused of squirting the substance on Omar has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of the Republican president.
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Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
One of Saturn's moons, Enceladus has been known to be an active ocean world ever since 2005, when the Cassini mission found giant plumes of water vapour squirting up from the ocean deep below through huge fractures in the surface.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Dad would question her drinking, which was like squirting lighter fluid on a roaring fire.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
And everybody knows that squirting something up your nose could be easier than sticking yourself with a needle.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
One of Saturn's moons, Enceladus has been known to be an active ocean world ever since 2005, when the Cassini mission found giant plumes of water vapour squirting up from the ocean deep below through huge fractures in the surface.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Dad would question her drinking, which was like squirting lighter fluid on a roaring fire.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
And everybody knows that squirting something up your nose could be easier than sticking yourself with a needle.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirting
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Emails were pouring in on the computer screen beside owner Robert Kraft.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Beck also explained that hyperscalers now account for nearly 80 percent of global data center demand and are pouring investment into infrastructure to support AI computing, noting that industry-wide capital expenditure on data centers is projected to reach around $7 trillion by 2030.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Several mountain staff members were then seen rushing over to help, placing padding and a safety net below in an attempt to catch her fall.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Maye kept veering into the on-rushing Bills defender, giving his running back a better angle and finally threw a block at about the 20-yard line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Disney is now among streaming leaders, with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN raking in $450 million in profit last quarter.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The series aired from 2004 to 2010 on ABC (all seven original seasons are streaming now), with brief revivals in 2013 and 2019, plus the spinoff Celebrity Wife Swap from 2012 to 2015.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Squirting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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