squirt
verb (used without object)
to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice.
were squirting
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past progressiveof squirt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Misha and Sophia were squirting mustard and ketchup all over the place.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2021
Next, some genius figured out that because the liquid we were squirting at each other was no longer carried in the mouth, it could be something other than water.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
His hand-shined shoes were squirting water by the time he got there.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
The big red fire engine had pulled up beside the building and rubber-coated men were squirting streams of water on the roaring blaze.
From Penny Nichols and the Black Imp by Joan Clark
As if someone had bored a hole in my leg, and were squirting melted lead into all my veins—right up my leg, sir.
From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by John Schonberg
