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squizzle

noun

Etymology

Apparently from squeeze + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare English dialectal quizzle (“to suffocate”). More at squeeze.

  1. inherited from drysnan
  2. inherited from drysning
  3. compounded as squizzle — “squirt + drizzle”

Definitions

  1. A small amount of liquid, etc.

    A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.

    • Daddy settled down to be a diabetic with no more comment than in an occasional letter: "I started my day as usual with a squizzle of insulin."
    • Then you take a fistful of it and squeeze it, and if it holds the shape of your hand it's short enough. Add just a squizzle of cold water, only enough to hold it together.
    • The ringing tone ceased and I heard Annie's voice through a squizzle of interference.

  2. To squirt out.

  3. To cry easily.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To choke

      To choke; throttle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for squizzle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA