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Synonyms & Antonyms for squirt
Synonyms: Verb
gush, jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt, swoosh
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of squirt in a Sentence
Verb
He squirted some oil on the door hinge. She squirted ketchup all over her fries. Some snakes can squirt venom from their mouths. Water squirted out from a hole in the pipe. Juice from the lemon squirted into my eye.Noun
an annoying little squirt who kept pestering me Listen squirt, I'm in charge here. She started playing guitar when she was just a little squirt.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Trump is a political octopus, squirting so much diversionary black ink at us that diversion is the new normal. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Forget “No Collusion,” Trump Is Now Pro-Collusion," 14 June 2019 The bird opens its mouth eagerly as her syringe squirts out a kind of warm shrimp milkshake. — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, "Inside the Heroic Mission to Save Thousands of Baby Flamingos," 11 Aug. 2019 Sample destinations: Egypt, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, India, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Serbia FAKE ACCIDENTS The scam: A passerby squirts you with a liquid, condiment or fake bird dropping. — Andrea Sachs, Twin Cities, "10 common travel scams — and how to avoid them," 10 Aug. 2019 The spongy yellow bread bleeds down into the white filling; the filling squirts out the sides. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 What was silly business for The Three Stooges, who made a career out of squirting seltzer bottles, is all business for Alex Gomberg. — CBS News, "Sparkling water is making a splash," 21 July 2019 Moira propped the sword against the wall by the bench, opened her purse, brought out a small tube, and squirted a curlicue of cream into her palm. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 Fireworks can turn any dog into Usain Bolt, one that will squirt past your legs and vanish around the corner. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "Keep your pets calm, safe Fourth of July with these tips for when the fireworks start," 2 July 2019 Instantly, the quadcopter squirted streams of silicone oil into the unoccupied raven’s nest, thoroughly coating a clutch of simulated eggs. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "These tortoise-killing ravens are so smart, scientists must use drones to stop them," 9 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Women’s group serves meal at Camp Pendleton’s Fisher House," 7 Aug. 2019 Soft fish, even softer avocado (which now offered nothing in terms of contrast) and oddest of all, a squirt of what appeared to be chipotle barbecue sauce. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Potentially potent: Felipe Rodriguez Tequila House in Thornton Park | Review," 24 July 2019 The burger is finished with two generous squirts of sauce. — Kim Severson, New York Times, "A Naughty Name, a Virtuous Menu and a Line Down the Block," 1 July 2019 Add a big squirt of dish soap into the bottle, and swirl gently to mix. — Ben Finio, Scientific American, "Make Elephant Toothpaste," 1 Aug. 2019 As one friend tries to pop the child-proof tab, the weed beer squirts in her face. — Amanda Chicago Lewis, The Verge, "Big Alcohol is pouring," 30 July 2019 Go slow and bite carefully to avoid having the dumpling squirt your fellow eaters. — Jenn Harrisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "The best dumplings in Los Angeles, an official guide," 29 July 2019 Just like most other shower products, a single squirt on a wet washcloth will do the trick, and the water in your shower will dilute it to the proper potency. — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, "13 Castile Soap Uses You've Never Thought of Before," 22 May 2019 There are companies that market SPF 105 sunscreen for kids and the mom sort of squirts it on the kid and then up the kid goes in a bathing suit for three or four hours in the sun. — Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, "Skin cancer in Florida: What you need to know," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'squirt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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