squidgeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /skwɪd͡ʒ/
• 韻: -ɪdʒ

動詞

squidge (third-person singular simple present squidges, present participle squidging, simple past and past participle squidged)

1. (informal) To squash, most often between one's fingers.
   • 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 59:

     The babies, giggled, smiled, and squidged dirt and dandelions between their fingers.

2. (tiddlywinks) To fire a wink with a squidger.
   • 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.”

派生語

• squidgy

名詞

squidge (plural squidges)

1. (informal) A tight space; squeeze.

   If we go into the elevator too, it'll be a bit of a squidge.

2. (tiddlywinks) The act of firing a wink with a squidger.

参考

• squash