squeezing
verbnounattested in dialogue
The act of pressing; compression.
verb
- 1
Also a form of squeezepresent participle and gerund of squeeze
noun
- 1
The act of pressing; compression.
Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.
- 2
That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]
Forms
- plural
- squeezings