Used in a Sentence

squishy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for squishy.

Editorial note

The tip is pretty squishy and so isn't useful for precision work, and it wears quickly.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Making a squish sound.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of squishy gathered in one view.

adjective

Making a squish sound.

noun

(colloquial) A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.

noun

(slang) A term of endearment.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for squishy.

noun

(colloquial) A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.

adjective

(literally, of a physical material) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.

Example sentences

1

The tip is pretty squishy and so isn't useful for precision work, and it wears quickly.

2

A bird, which is nice and squishy and falls apart easily, can do serious damage to a plane.

3

A) No c-section to procreate B) Same behaviors (need for affection, size, general behavior) C) Squishy jowly cuteness.

4

Even if you were doing some squishy sentiment analysis your study would still be thrown out for poor coverage.

5

There are a lot of thorny ethical questions surrounding organ donation, death, and drawing hard lines where things are squishy.

6

Often their thinking is squishy at the edges, and that's just the cost of doing business.

7

A complete lack of process will result in those squishy humans just producing a gooey puddle.

8

It sure sounds good, especially if you're smart and used to being right on logical issues that don't involve squishy emotions.

9

Just like normal breads and cakes, they're fluffy and squishy with tons of tiny air pockets created during the baking process.

10

Despite the horrible squishy keys that made text entry painful, the keyword entry was pretty efficient once you got used to it.

11

I know those words might sound squishy but trust me, there was no ambiguity about what they meant.

12

After all, I get paid enough to cover my bills, to sit in a squishy chair and think and solve puzzles.

Quote examples

1

Geeks tend to pooh-pooh this theory because it's associated with the "squishy" field of stage and screen drama.

2

Sure, judging whether a particular classification counts as "arbitrary" is hard because the definition of "arbitrary" is squishy.

3

I also don't get why you think "squishy emotions" like tribalism, desire to affiliate with high status people, or envy of others will somehow save us.

4

It's only pernicious to the extent that having a billionaire's fortune sloshing around funding people who give a nod toward "spiritualism" might elevate squishy "not-quite-science."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use squishy in a sentence?

The tip is pretty squishy and so isn't useful for precision work, and it wears quickly.

What does squishy mean?

Making a squish sound.

What part of speech is squishy?

squishy is commonly used as adjective, noun.