squirt
verb (used without object)
to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice.
squirted
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past participleof squirt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof squirt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
squirtverb (used without object)to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice.
Example Sentences
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In a few seconds the CrossWave had squirted to its top speed of 55 mph and was skipping across the gentle swells in a blaring, brutalizing ecstasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
After Willson Contreras and Lars Nootbaar greeted him with singles to put runners at the corners, Pozo squirted a two-out single over the infield to score pinch-runner Garrett Hampson for the go-ahead run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
He squirted the ball through the leg side and showed elegance through the off.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
They have contracting muscle bands, like those in the human throat, that pump water sucked from one side of the body and squirted out the other end to create thrust, Damian-Serrano said.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
I nodded, and on the count of three, we jumped on Diondra and tickled her ’til tears of laughter squirted out of her eyes.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
