# squirting

Pronunciation: say "SKWURT-ing" US /ˈskwɝtɪŋ/, UK /ˈskwɜːtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of squirt. — present participle and gerund of squirt
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of squirt. Use it after words like is and was, as in water is squirting out.
   - _Water was squirting from a crack in the garden hose._
   - _Squirting lemon juice over the fish just before serving brightens the flavor._

## Noun

2. An act in which liquid is forced out through a narrow opening in a quick stream.
   - Simple: A quick spray of liquid pushed out of a small opening.
   - _No amount of squirting with the hose would drive the raccoons out of the shed._
   - _The squirting of seawater from small holes in the sand showed us where the clams were buried._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/squirting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).