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Word entry · 6 letters

squish

Best crossword clue

"Softly crush"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /skwɪʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hiqssuStarts with SEnds with H2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2Q3U4I5S6H

Definitions

  1. put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

Word origin

Apparently an alteration of squash, influenced by obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Scots squische, squies (“to crush, squeeze”). Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to squeeze, squish”). See also squeeze, squelch.

Used in a sentence

  • Alex reached the bottom and Grant heard a squish as she landed in the mud on the bottom of the river.
  • Some conservatives think that in the long run, the party will be better off without squishes like Specter […]
  • The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Softly crush6 letters
02Compress softly6 letters

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