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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Those touches also contribute to the sense that the director is trying to squish three or four movies into one, all of them stubbornly unengaging. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025 Also of note—this thick puffy is actually really packable, squishing down to the perfect airplane pillow size. The Editors, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025 In fact, while the air near the horizon does indeed act like a lens, its actual effect is to make the sun and moon look squished, like flat ovals, not to simply magnify them. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024 Set aside things like socks, underwear, beanies, and swimsuits, or anything else that can be compressed and squished into a boot. Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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