squish

UK: /ˈskwɪʃ/ US: /skwɪʃ/ ,(skwish)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

squish /skwɪʃ/   v. 

1. to squeeze or squash:
   [~ + object] The child squished the bug in her hands.
2. (of water, soft mud, etc.) to make a gushing or splashing sound, as when one walks in water, etc.:
   [no object] Her shoes squished in the puddles.

n. [countable]

3. a squishing sound.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

squish (skwish),  v.t. 

1. to squeeze or squash.

v.i. 

2. (of water, soft mud, etc.) to make a gushing or splashing sound when walked in or on:
   The soaking wet sneakers squished as he walked.

n. 

3. a squishing sound:
   the squish of footsteps on wet leaves.

• alteration of squash¹ 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

squish / skwɪʃ/ verb

1. (transitive) to crush, esp so as to make a soft splashing noise
2. (intransitive) (of mud, etc) to make a splashing noise

noun

1. a soft squashing sound

Etymology: 17th Century: of imitative origin