squeezing
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/
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presión
- She felt a tight squeezing of her hand as he held on during the roller coaster ride.
We have to do big Mama aloe chopping and squeezing montage.
- We have to do big Mama aloe chopping and squeezing montage.
- Now it actually says it will extract blackheads without pain, squeezing or damage to the skin.
- And then that leads to to squeezing on the urethra that passes through the prostate.
- And I think it's just that like constant squeezing and rubbing.
Examples
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Mandy imagined herself wrapped in a giant blood-pressure cuff, its rubber bulb squeezing.
Fiction book (1998) -
Inside me, in my chest, I felt a terrible squeezing pressure.
Fiction book (1999) -
Molly felt the squeezing in her stomach again.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm big on squeezing as hard as you can when you're on the field.
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Types of chest pain and their associated signs: 'Chest pain' is an imprecise term often used to describe pain, pressure, squeezing, choking, numbness, or any other discomfort in the chest, neck, or upper abdomen.
Academic text (2010) -
The doctor explained that the squeezing sensation in my chest could indicate anxiety or stress.
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After the squeezing of the stress ball, I noticed my fingers felt more relaxed.
Synonyms
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1.0
A firm grip on something
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1.0
The feeling when something presses against your body
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1.0
A firm hold on something so it does not slip
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1.1
A tight hold with the hand or arm on something
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4.0
Pressing something so it becomes smaller and denser
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2.8
Pressing something hard so it breaks or changes shape
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1.0
A small sharp squeeze with the fingers that can leave a mark
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1.5
A firm press with the hand or fingers
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1.3
A push on something that applies pressure to it
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3.9
An act of holding something tightly
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1.9
A tight hold with the hands or arms
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4.1
A firm grip with the hands or arms that keeps something from moving
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2.7
To hold something firmly with the hand or another body part
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6.5
An act of twisting and squeezing cloth or clothes to remove water
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6.7
Squeezing a part of the body to force out liquid
Putting pressure on something by pushing or squeezing it
A tight hold on something using hands or arms
How Firm
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Morphology
Etymology
Squeezing is easy to picture: think of the soft 'squ' sound and the act of pressing something tightly in your hand until juice or air comes out. So, squeezing means 'to hold and press something firmly', like when you squeeze a lemon or someone's hand.