squashing Synonyms
squashing Meaning
squashing
an unripe pod of peas, a crushing sound, any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables, squeeze entry 1 sense 1c, press, a plant and especially a vine that bears squashes compare summer squash, winter squash, to flatten out under pressure or impact, any of various fruits of plants of the gourd family that are used especially as vegetables, to put an end to by force, a bit of tissue crushed between a slide and cover glass and stained in situ especially for cytological study of chromosomes, put down, suppress, to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass, squeeze, press, a crushed mass, a plant and typically a vine that produces squashes, with a squash or a squashing sound, squelch sense 1, a singles or doubles game played in a 4-wall court with a long-handled racket and a rubber ball that can be hit off any number of walls, the sudden fall of a heavy soft body or the sound of such a fall, sweetened citrus fruit juice often served with added soda water, to proceed with a splashing or squelching sound, a game played in a four-walled court with a racket and a rubber ball, something soft and easily crushed
squashing Sentence Examples
- The colossal weight of the boulder sent him squashing down into the mud.
- The chef gently squashed the avocado to make a creamy guacamole.
- The angry toddler squashed the plastic ball beneath his foot.
- The waves crashed ashore, squashing the sand into a smooth paste.
- She accidentally squashed the ant beneath her shoe.
- The heavy machinery squashed the old car into a cube.
- The obese man squashed into the tiny seat, his belly hanging over the sides.
- The grapes were squashed in the bottom of the backpack.
- The weight of the world seemed to squash her spirit.
- The greedy giant squashed the little princess beneath his massive thumb.
FAQs About the word squashing
an unripe pod of peas, a crushing sound, any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables, squeeze entry 1
crushing, squeezing, mashing, pulping,pressing, powdering,beating, pulverizing, pounding
abetting, backing, aiding, assisting, helping,supporting, propping up, provoking,stirring, furthering
The colossal weight of the boulder sent him squashing down into the mud.
The chef gently squashed the avocado to make a creamy guacamole.
The angry toddler squashed the plastic ball beneath his foot.
The waves crashed ashore, squashing the sand into a smooth paste.
