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.
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Frazier squished his share of bugs during 11 years in the major leagues from 2011-21. John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Try very carefully squishing the caterpillars without opening the pouches to save some time. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025 Instead, the characters keep finding themselves in implausibly dangerous situations, where a procession of coincidences might lead to them getting squished, impaled, or otherwise maimed. David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025 But the orbit is somewhat squished, with one half of the orbit being significantly closer to the central star than the other. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for squish

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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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squish. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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