squash
verb (used with object)
to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush.
squashing
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present participleof squash.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Concerns about AI squashing software company earnings turning into a run on private-credit funds lending to software firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Jacob Ulibarri spent about six hours on New Year’s Day last year squashing hot spots where the Lachman fire had burned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
The retired farmer had queued up on November 29 at a launch of Bardella's new book in the southern town of Moissac, squashing an egg on his head when he reached him.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Police said the owner of the Lawson convenience store had claimed he had seen the woman squashing buns several times in the past.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Walking out there, August widened her step to miss squashing an ant.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
