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SQUEEZING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of gripping and pressing firmly

Example:

he gave her cheek a playful squeeze

Synonyms:

squeeze; squeezing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("squeezing" is a kind of...):

compressing; compression (applying pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squeezing"):

pinch; tweak (a squeeze with the fingers)

expression (the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing)

expulsion; extrusion (squeezing out by applying pressure)

Derivation:

squeeze (press firmly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb squeeze

Credits

 Context examples: 

“My dear young soul,” returned Miss Mowcher, squeezing her hands upon her heart one over the other.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

All this time he was squeezing my hand with his damp fishy fingers, while I made every effort I decently could to get it away.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

At first I saw nobody; but feeling a pressure against the door, I looked round it, and there, to my amazement, were Mr. Peggotty and Ham, ducking at me with their hats, and squeezing one another against the wall.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)