squizzle
squizzle noun: a small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
Noun
squizzle (plural squizzles)
- A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
- Daddy settled down to be a diabetic with no more comment than in an occasional letter: "I started my day as usual with a squizzle of insulin."1952, Virginia Douglas Dawson, Betty Douglas Wilson, The Shape of Sunday: An Intimate Biography of Lloyd C. Douglas
- Then you take a fistful of it and squeeze it, and if it holds the shape of your hand it's short enough. Add just a squizzle of cold water, only enough to hold it together.2006, Rose Whitney Smith, Blueberry Chowder
Verb (1)
squizzle (third-person singular simple present squizzles, present participle squizzling, simple past and past participle squizzled)
Verb (2)
squizzle (third-person singular simple present squizzles, present participle squizzling, simple past and past participle squizzled)
Examples of squizzle in a sentence
- The ringing tone ceased and I heard Annie's voice through a squizzle of interference.2011, Nicholas Royle, Regicide:
- Another unique characteristic was their habit of putting a “squizzle,” a squeeze of lime in their morning coffee.2015, Marjorie Tallman, Dictionary of American Folklore:
Forms of squizzle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | squizzles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | squizzles |
| present participle | squizzling |
| past participle | squizzled |
| past | squizzled |
Origin of squizzle
Perhaps a blend of squirt + drizzle; or from a diminutive of squeeze, equivalent to squeeze + -le (diminutive suffix).
Apparently from squeeze + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare English dialectal quizzle (“to suffocate”). More at squeeze.
Questions about squizzle
- What does squizzle mean?
- Squizzle means a small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
- How do you use squizzle in a sentence?
- The ringing tone ceased and I heard Annie's voice through a squizzle of interference.
- What part of speech is squizzle?
- Squizzle can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of squizzle?
- The plural of squizzle is squizzles.
Words near squizzle in the dictionary
Source and license
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