squish
/skwɪʃ
/verb
1Make a soft squelching sound when walked on or in: the mud squished under my shoes...
- The soft ground squished beneath her shoes, but the mud couldn't reach her feet.
- Soaking wet and angry, I headed towards my locker with my sneakers squishing as I walked.
- Her cape was a sodden woolen mass, and her walking boots squished unpleasantly when she walked.
1.1 informal Yield or cause to yield easily to pressure; squash: [no object]: strawberries so ripe that they squished if picked too firmly [with object]: Naomi was furiously squishing her ice cream in her bowl...
- You pick your way across lichen-covered rocks and squish through a little stream crossing the path.
- I crossed the grass, feeling it squish underneath my tennis shoes and walked up to his front door.
- I like to pack light and this sleeping bag not only weighs in at just over 1kg, it also squishes down to a sensible size.
noun [in singular]
A soft squelching sound: the squish of wet sand between the toes...
- She finally reached the table, plopping down with a wet squish of clothing.
- She ended up falling on the wet ground with a squish and the bag falling on top of her, knocking the wind out of her.
- The dagger sliced through the air where Dinael had been standing a moment before, burying itself with a soft squish into Severin's upper arm.
Origin
Mid 17th century: imitative.