- squish
- squish 1640s, probably a variant of SQUASH (Cf. squash) (v.), perhaps by influence of obsolete squiss "to squeeze or crush" (1550s). Related: Squished; squishing.
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squish|y — «SKWIHSH ee», adjective. making or characterized by soft, splashing sounds; wet and soft. –squish´i|ly, adverb. –squish´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
squish — (skw[i^]sh), v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf. {Squelch}.] To make the sound of squirting water, like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; to move with such a sound. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squish — (skw[i^]sh), n. A sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; a gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; a squishing sound. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squish — [skwıʃ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: squash] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to make a soft sucking sound by moving in or through something soft and wet 2.) [I and T] informal to ↑squash something, especially something soft and wet, or to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squish — [ skwıʃ ] verb transitive INFORMAL to press hard on something soft, or on someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squish — [v] squash crush, flatten, jam, mash, pound, press, scrunch, sit on, smash, squeeze, stamp on, trample; concepts 121,208,219 … New thesaurus
squish — ► VERB 1) make a soft squelching sound. 2) informal squash. ► NOUN ▪ a soft squelching sound. DERIVATIVES squishy adjective (squishier, squishiest) . ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
