squooshy

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squoosh

(skwo͝osh)

tr.v. squooshed, squoosh·ing, squoosh·es Informal

To squash or squeeze.

[Imitative.]

squoosh′y adj.

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squooshy

(ˈskwʊʃɪ)

adj, squooshier or squooshiest

soft and squashy

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