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14 3.7
To come out in a thin fast stream, like water from a bottle
  • verb
  • /ˈskwɜːrtɪŋ/
: chorrear
  • The chef started squirting ketchup onto the burgers with a squeeze bottle.

I'm blind and I'm listening to as my oxygen is squirting out into space.

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Examples

  • Our straw has a valve on it so we can shut it on and off so the stuff doesn't come squirting out all over the place.

  • Juniper, stop squirting the lighter fluid.

  • I'm stood on top of a bar squirting the soft drinks of people like a water gun.

  • It, it just sort of squirts out a nozzle.

  • It's moisturizing that just squirted all over my watch.

  • She was squirting water from a spray bottle to mist the plants.

  • He accidentally squirting juice all over the table when he opened the bottle.

Synonyms

to gush
vsto squirting
27 3.2

To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound

means a narrow sudden jet rather than a large quantity flow
to eject
vsto squirting
24 4.1

Push a liquid or other substance out of something

specifies a sudden narrow jet action rather than general expulsion
to spurt
vsto squirting
7 3.1

To come out suddenly in a strong stream

describes the same quick exit but not a prolonged flow
gushing
vsto squirting
5 4.1

Flowing out quickly and in large amounts

is concentrated on a quick narrow stream not long pouring
to spurting
vsto squirting
5 3.9

To force liquid out quickly in a narrow stream, like blood or water

is the common term for that sudden narrow discharge
to spout
vsto squirting
4 3.7

To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream

is used more for a steady outlet rather than brief narrow bursts
to geyser
vsto squirting
1 7.5

To burst out suddenly and forcefully like a fountain

describes a sudden narrow jet rather than a broad eruptive spout
jetting
vsto squirting
1 5.2

A liquid that shoots out in a strong narrow stream

focuses on quick narrow projection not necessarily continuous pouring
to spirt
vsto squirting
  • Archaic
1 9.0

To send out a sudden thin stream of liquid

is used for sudden shooting actions rather than long pouring

Antonyms

absorption
  • Specialized
11 3.9

The body takes nutrients from digested food into the blood

retention
  • Specialized
6 4.8

Ability of a material like cloth or soil to hold liquid

Compounds

A vine with long oval fruit that shoots out seeds and juice when ripe and touched

How Forceful

jetting
1 5.2
gushing
5 4.1
to spurting
5 3.9
to squirting
14 3.7
streaming
1 5.7
to trickle
81 3.4
dripping
1 1.0

Surface Forms

squirting infinitive
squirted past
squirted past participle
squirting present participle
squirts third person singular

Morphology

squirting = squirt (transparent) = squirt + ing

The meaning is directly formed from the verb 'squirt' with the standard progressive/gerund suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Squirting comes from the quick verb squirt, a word that probably copies the sharp noise of liquid being pushed out of a bottle or water gun. So, to be squirting is to be 'forced out suddenly in a narrow stream', which is why we use it when a liquid shoots out with some force.