Squirt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is small and insignificant

the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɜːt/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈɜːt/.

Examples

the boy squirted water at his little sister
spurt the wall with water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jet force out spurt eject small fry pip-squeak spirt squeeze out

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is small and insignificant
noun	the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
verb	cause to come out in a squirt “the boy squirted water at his little sister”
verb	wet with a spurt of liquid “spurt the wall with water”

Word Forms

jet	verb	issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
squirt	verb	wet with a spurt of liquid
spurt	verb	gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spirt	verb	gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
squirt	noun	the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
squirter	noun	plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
ejection	noun	the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spritzen

jemand, der klein und unbedeutend ist

🇫🇷French

jet

quelqu'un de petit et d'insignifiant

🇪🇸Spanish

chorro

alguien que es pequeño e insignificante

🇮🇹Italian

schizzare

qualcuno che è piccolo e insignificante

🇳🇱Dutch

spuiten

iemand die klein en onbeduidend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

esguicho

alguém que é pequeno e insignificante

🇷🇺Russian

сквирт

тот, кто маленький и незначительный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धारा निकलना

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जो छोटा और महत्वहीन हो

🇮🇳Tamil

செம்மை

சிறிய மற்றும் முக்கியமற்ற ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిమ్ము

చిన్న మరియు అప్రధానమైన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્વિર્ટ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે નાની અને નજીવી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಮ್ಮಿಸು

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീറ്റുക

ചെറുതും നിസ്സാരനുമായ ഒരാൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喷出

渺小无足轻重的人

🇯🇵Japanese

潮吹き

小さくて取るに足らない人

🇰🇷Korean

분출

작고 하찮은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mực nước

một người nhỏ bé và tầm thường

🇹🇭Thai

พ่น

คนที่มีขนาดเล็กและไม่มีนัยสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

muncrat

seseorang yang kecil dan tidak penting

🇵🇭Filipino

pumulandit

isang taong maliit at hindi gaanong mahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

memancut

seseorang yang kecil dan tidak penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخ

شخص صغير وغير مهم

🇮🇷Persian

سرپیچ کردن

کسی که کوچک و ناچیز است

🇹🇷Turkish

fışkırtma

küçük ve önemsiz biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁפּרִיץ

מישהו קטן וחסר חשיבות

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The primary meaning of 'squirt' is 'someone who is small and insignificant'.

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