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squish

squish

11 4.5
A soft, wet sucking sound that happens when you step in mud
  • noun
  • /skwɪʃ/
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  • As he walked along the path, the squish of wet leaves underfoot echoed in the quiet forest.
  • hear the squish
  • squish of mud
  • felt the squish

So this is what it looks like and let's give it a squish.

Examples

  • Well, thanks for saving me a lot of squish time.

  • The squish of the pelt struck bone.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Squish, squish went her feet in the mud as she picked a bouquet.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Searching the ground, he found a stick and a big rock and waded into the pond, feeling the cold mud squish between his toes.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Malin jumped out with the painter and pulled the boat up, feeling the water squish in his sneakers.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The child giggled as she jumped in the puddle, enjoying the delightful squish of water splashing around her shoes.

  • Every step he took on the muddy trail produced a faint squish, marking his progress through the soggy ground.

Synonyms

squish sound
vssquish
2.5

A soft wet noise something makes when you press or step on it

emphasizes a sucking quality in the wet compression sound
blurp
vssquish
8.6

A soft bubbling sound made by a liquid or air bubble

focuses on wet compression with a sucking sound not bubbling or popping
pluff
vssquish
9.9

A soft quiet sound when something light lands on a soft surface

describes a wet sucking sound from compressing soft material not a padded landing

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Compounds

A soft wet noise something makes when you press or step on it

How Wet

to slosh
22 3.7
to squelch
3 7.0
squish
11 4.5

Surface Forms

squish singular
squishes plural

Etymology

Squish is a sound word that copies the soft, wet 'sucking' noise you hear when you step on mud or press something soggy. So the noun squish names that wet, sucking sound.