squish

[ skwish ]

/ skwɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to squeeze or squash.

verb (used without object)

(of water, soft mud, etc.) to make a gushing or splashing sound when walked in or on: The soaking wet sneakers squished as he walked.

noun

a squishing sound: the squish of footsteps on wet leaves.

Content related to squish

Words related to squish

scrunch, smash, pound, mash, crush, trample, jam, flatten, press, squeeze

Words nearby squish

squirrely, squirt, squirt can, squirt gun, squirting cucumber, squish, squishy, squit, squiz, squoosh, squshy

Origin of squish

First recorded in 1640–50; alteration of squash¹

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Examples from the Web for squish

Matt Bevin is a Louisville businessman and Tea Party favorite who sees the five-term senator as a patsy and a squish.
The Republican Party Isn’t Conservative Enough|Jamelle Bouie|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet disagree with Mr. Cruz on his filibuster strategy, and you are a "squish."
Why Does Ted Cruz Inspire Such Animosity?|David Frum|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those who do otherwise risk being called a “squish” and drummed out of the party.
More Sarah Palin Than Ronald Reagan: CPAC’s Paranoid Style|John Avlon|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But sounding reasonable runs the risk of getting you labeled a squish by the RINO hunters these days.
Newt Gingrich: From GOP Intellectual to Pandering Hyper-Partisan|John Avlon|March 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

And if you're not on either, you're a squish—a Republican in Name Only, or RINO.
A Centrist Gets Fighting Mad|Mark McKinnon|October 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
You step out so gaily on the glittering grass, and then squish!
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
Squish, squash echoed the milk in the great cylinder, but never arose the sound they waited for.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for squish

squish

/ (skwɪʃ) /

verb

(tr) to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise

(intr) (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noisethe ground squishes as you tread

noun

a soft squashing soundthe ripe peach fell with a squish

Word Origin for squish

C17: of imitative origin

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