squishing

Verb

squish (third-person singular simple present squishes, present participle squishing, simple past and past participle squished)

1. (ambitransitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
   • The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox.

   Synonyms:

   condense, squash, astringe, compact, telescope, compactify, densitize, pack, press, mash

2. (informal, intransitive) To be compressed or squeezed.
   • I kicked off my shoes and wiggled my toes on the soft moss. It felt amazing as it squished between my toes, cool and mushy.2013, Julia Crane, Talia Jager, chapter 7, in Broken Promise (A Between Worlds Novel; 2), [Clarksville, Tenn.]: Valknut Press, →ISBN
3. (informal, intransitive) To make the sound of something being squeezed or crushed.
   • His clothes were dripping wet and his shoes squished with every step.1957, Harvey Weiss, A Gondola for Fun, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC
4. (ambitransitive, informal) To proceed or make one’s way (somewhere) with the sound of something being squeezed or crushed.
   • LIKE A DUCK—Soaked to the point of not caring, this waterlogged pedestrian squishes his way across a downtown street.1952 July 9, “5.60 Inches of Rain Set New Record […]”, in The Sun, final edition, volume 231, number 45, Baltimore, Md.: A. S. Abell Company, →OCLC, page 32, column 3

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