squishy
Americanadjective
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squishier,
comparative
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squishiest
superlative
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soft and wet.
The ground was squishy from the rain.
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softly gurgling or splashing.
The sponge made a squishy sound when it was squeezed.
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emotional or sentimental.
noun
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squishies
plural
adjective
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The hair got less curly, the dimples less squishy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But the boost to human self-esteem and the reminder that our squishy bodies still matter more than all the data in the cloud?
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was only when Jodanna searched online that she found out that counterfeit squishy toys can contain chemicals such as phthalates and benzenes.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It isn’t the first time Play-Doh has attempted to peddle its squishy wares outside of the toddler aisle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was brown around the edges and squishy in the middle, just the way she liked it.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
His desk is covered with fidget toys: slinkies, small squishies, silly putty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It is also a lot squishier than investors may realize, helping to explain the recent, sharp fall in Oracle’s stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Far squishier are statements that are true but misleading.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Where movements like #MeToo and Times Up target deliberate acts of monstrosity, hers would be the squishier universe of unconscious bias.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
And Mr. Allen’s intent is that they be assessed mainly on their conduct in prison and — this is squishier — the extent of their sincere rehabilitation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2019
The farther we get, the stranger the carpet underneath my feet begins to feel—the squishier it becomes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Schur, the creator of “A Man on the Inside” said the show “is the squishiest and the most vulnerable and the most emotional” he’s worked on when considering issues of aging, grief, family and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
I’ll spare you some of the squishiest details, but you needn’t worry about your prosthetics, or artificial hips, knees, or other non-biodegradable augmentations.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
Its sharp points bite into everything from the crustiest bread to the squishiest tomato, producing crisp, clean slices.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
Disarm your critical faculties, and Abba lays claim to the squishiest chambers of your heart, the parts susceptible to Dancing Queen.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I know, right? He has the cutest, squishiest face.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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