squelchy
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈskwɛlʧi/
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blandito
- They were all united (a rare occurrence) in their loathing of any sort of squelchy stuff in books, and that went for Judy Blume too.
Examples
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She struck at the forehead, at the squelchy fur and bone.
Fiction book (1991) -
Like zombies and horrible, squelchy, ookie stuff.
Blog text (6) -
Her rubbery arms and squelchy legs draped over the sides.
Fiction book (1998) -
Love your term squelchy stuff—my daughter doesn't like it either!
Blog text (33) -
As she walked through the squelchy mud, her shoes made a wet, sucking sound with each step.
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The dog happily splashed through the squelchy puddles after the heavy rain.
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He could feel the squelchy ground beneath his feet as he crossed the marshy field.
Synonyms
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2.5
Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks
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3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
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5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
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4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
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7.4
Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily
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8.8
Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
Antonyms
How Squelchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
squelchy = squelch (transparent) = squelch + y
Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'squelch' with the productive suffix '-y', yielding 'characterized by or producing a squelch sound'.
Etymology
Squelchy comes from the sound word squelch, which copies the wet, sucking noise you hear in mud or when you squeeze something soft, plus the ending -y meaning 'full of' or 'having'. So, squelchy means 'making a wet, squishy, or sucking sound or feeling', like walking on soft mud or stepping in a puddle.