smushing
Crushing something soft
Smushing is pressing or squashing something so it loses its shape, usually with a soft or messy result: She smushed the banana into the bowl, The flowers got smushed in my bag.
The word suggests casual, imprecise force rather than deliberate crushing.
Faces can smush against windows, bodies can smush together on a crowded train.
Compressing something yielding
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- compressingForcing into less space
- pinchingSqueezing tightly between fingers
- wringingTwisting to extract moisture
clenching · gripping · clasping · hugging · embracing · kneading · mushing · scrunching
Crushing by pressure
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
- grindingMolar action sometimes
crumbling · mashing · pressing · trampling · demolishing · breaking · battering · pounding
Giving something its form
- formingComing into existence
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- kneadingManual dough development
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
modeling · working · manipulating · playdough · clay · putty · plasticine · dough
Informal crushing or flattening
- squooshingPressing soft things flat
- mooshingPressing into shapelessness
- mushingDog-sled transportation sport
- splattingHitting with messy spread
glomming · mashing · slobbering · baby talk · affectionate · playful
squishing
Compressing something yielding
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- compressingForcing into less space
- pinchingSqueezing tightly between fingers
wringing · clenching · gripping · clasping · hugging · embracing · kneading · mushing · scrunching · wadding
squashing
Crushing by pressure
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
grinding · crumbling · mashing · pressing · trampling · demolishing · breaking · battering · pounding · stomping
shaping
Giving something its form
pressing · modeling · working · manipulating · playdough · clay · putty · plasticine · dough
smooshing
Informal crushing or flattening
- squooshingPressing soft things flat
- mooshingPressing into shapelessness
- mushingDog-sled transportation sport
splatting · glomming · mashing · slobbering · baby talk · affectionate · playful
mixing
Combining into one mass
fusing · amalgamating · homogenizing · incorporating · intermingling
smushingexpanding
Growing in scope
inflating · uncompressing · stretching · pulling apart · puffing up
smushingprotecting
Keeping from harm
preserving · cradling · cushioning · safeguarding · supporting
smushingrestoring
Returning to original condition
reshaping · inflating · plumping up · refluffing · reconstituting