squishy

[ skwish-ee ]

adjective

, squish·i·er, squish·i·est.

1. soft and wet:

   The ground was squishy from the rain.

2. softly gurgling or splashing:

   The sponge made a squishy sound when it was squeezed.

3. emotional or sentimental.

ˈsquishy

/ ˈskwɪʃɪ /

adjective

1. soft and yielding to the touch

Other Words From

• squishi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of squishy¹

First recorded in 1840–50; squish + -y ¹

Example Sentences

You can try mixing all-purpose and quinoa flour in a three-to-one ratio to add nutty flavor to bread without sacrificing that squishy, chewy texture.

From Outside Online

Maximum cushioning is thicker and softer, but it can produce a squishy feel.

From Popular-Science

Before a few years ago, “people thought that everything that’s soft and squishy decays away immediately post mortem,” says study author Jasmina Wiemann.

From Science News For Students

Before a few years ago, “people thought that everything that’s soft and squishy decays away immediately post mortem,” says study author Jasmina Wiemann, a paleontologist at Yale University.

From Science News

It’s a joy to type on and, if you also write for money, is worth the additional cost compared to the squishy keys in the Smart Keyboard Folio.

From Time

The sundae is meant to be a delectable marriage of textures: squishy and crunchy.

From The Daily Beast

And since the data seems to be so squishy, where is it coming from?

From The Daily Beast

“The French and the British assessment are squishy,” one of these officials said.

From The Daily Beast

Not one of us; too chummy with the president during Hurricane Sandy and too squishy on gun control.

From The Daily Beast

Moreover, the limitation of “major settlement blocs” is squishy at best.

From The Daily Beast

It has a dainty little purple blossom that the bees adore, and these turn later into squishy, bright red berries.

From Project Gutenberg

Consequently, in bad seasons Vince said it was “squishy,” and Mike that it was “squashy.”

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• flabby
• fleshy
• mushy
• spongy