squishier; squishiest
1
: being soft, yielding, and usually damp
2
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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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Winter offered endless questions about how catfish swim under ice, spring brought squishy mud to get your shoes as dirty as possible, summer brought bright green shade, and fall let the foliage shine.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2024
Additional discoveries included a species of swamp eel that can survive for long periods on land, and an armored catfish with a squishy, bulbous nose.
—Annie Roth, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squishy. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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