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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In other words, instead of squashing creativity, AI is inspiring it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Instead Zverev pounced, breaking Shelton’s big serve in the first game of the match and squashing his momentum on a humid afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
Comrade Pillai had finished his avial and was squashing a ripe banana, extruding the sludge through his closed fist into his plate of curd, when Velutha knocked.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
