🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

दबाना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dabana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Squidge/skwɪdʒ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने आटे को दबाया ताकि वह बर्तन में फिट हो जाए।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To compress or squash something softly.

    "She squidge the dough to make it fit into the pan."
As noun
  1. 1

    A soft, squishy substance or object.

    "The squidge of the marshmallow was delightful."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'squidge' is believed to be a blend of 'squeeze' and 'fidge', originating in British English in the late 20th century. It conveys a sense of compressing or squashing something softly, often used informally.

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