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
When it broke loose it would be a veritable volcano of revolting acrimony, his thin, firm opening and snapping shut in a peculiar fashion, as though he were squirting venom all over the floor.
From The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
The flames were squirting out through the bricks of the chimney, through the timbers, through the slates; it was barely possible to get through the trap-door, and the booming and crackling strengthened every instant.
From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross
