squeezing

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squeezing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of squeeze

noun squeezings

  1. The act of pressing; compression. Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.
  2. in plural That which is forced out by pressure; dregs. An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]

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Closest in meaning: crush, shove, press, compress, pinch, mash, twinge, constrict, embrace, hug, wring, squelch, vellicate, force, stuff, thrust

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@misc{squeezing_2026,
  title = {squeezing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squeezing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}