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squish
CIDE DICTIONARY
squish, v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf. Squelch.].
To make the sound of squirting water, like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; to move with such a sound. [PJC]
squish, n.
A sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; a gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; a squishing sound. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
squish, n. & v.
--n. a slight squelching sound.
--v.
1 intr. move with a squish.
2 tr. colloq. squash, squeeze.
--n. a slight squelching sound.
--v.
1 intr. move with a squish.
2 tr. colloq. squash, squeeze.
Derivative
squishy adj. (squishier, squishiest).
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
squish
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