Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squidge

/skwɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: squidge
IPA: /skwɪd͡ʒ/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To squash, most often between one's fingers.

Informal

verb

To fire a wink with a squidger.

noun

A tight space; squeeze.

Informal

noun

The act of firing a wink with a squidger.

Example Sentences

"The babies, giggled, smiled, and squidged dirt and dandelions between their fingers."
"Gyles Brandreth (1991), The Book of Solo Games, →ISBN, page 63: “The object of the game is to be the first player to squidge all one's winks into the cup.”"
"If we go into the elevator too, it'll be a bit of a squidge."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

squidges (present, singular) squidging (participle, present) squidged (participle, past) squidged (past) squidges (plural)

Derived Forms

squidgy

Frequently Paired Words

squash

Rhymes With

bridge sandwich ridge fridge luggage homage arbitrage midge smidge frig pidge abridge

Questions

How do you pronounce squidge?: The recorded pronunciation is /skwɪd͡ʒ/.
What does squidge mean?: To squash, most often between one's fingers.

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