squishy
Americanadjective
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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.
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Example Sentences
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Last week, she and her team were at the Los Angeles toy fair squishy hunting for new squeezable products to stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Claire’s engaged several influencers early this year to make videos talking about squishy hunting at their stores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"We wanted to show it was soft and squishy enough. It can really suffer a lot of different abuses."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Like Lamphere, he gave a squishy answer: hope.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026
I keep my clothes on like everybody else and I even forget to take off my other shoe, which is wet and squishy and stinks.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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