squirted; squirting; squirts
: to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : spurt
: to cause to squirt
squirter
noun
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a
: an impudent youngster
b
Examples of squirt in a Sentence
Verb
He squirted some oil on the door hinge.
She squirted ketchup all over her fries.
Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths.
Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe.
Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.
Noun
an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me
Listen squirt, I'm in charge here.
She started playing guitar when she was just a little squirt.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
To this day, the menu hasn’t broadened much beyond pizza and garlic knots and a few odd desserts, although Renee admits that additions like Mike’s Hot Honey squirted over a pie would have been an issue for her dad.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
This squirt ball comes with your choice of Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Eevee and Pikachu characters.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Matthews stays with McDavid, which is a fine enough choice in this instance, but Fox also takes the slot as McDavid misses a shot wide and the puck squirts out to the weak-side half-wall.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
To this day, the menu hasn’t broadened much beyond pizza and garlic knots and a few odd desserts, although Renee admits that additions like Mike’s Hot Honey squirted over a pie would have been an issue for her dad.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
How To Clean Linoleum Floors With Vinegar Vinegar is effective at cleaning floors and disinfecting them, but for more cleaning power, add a few squirts of dish soap to the mix, which works well at removing grease and grime from floors.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
This squirt ball comes with your choice of Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Eevee and Pikachu characters.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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