Squirted
/ˈskwɜːr.tɪd/noun
Past tense of squirt: to eject a liquid in a thin stream or sudden burst.
Did you know?Squirt is an expressive word of uncertain origin, but it likely developed as a sound-symbolic term in English, which means its power comes less from a borrowed root and more from imitating the action itself.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
squirten
“To spurt or eject a liquid in a sudden stream.”
16th Century
English
squirt
“A sudden jet or stream of liquid; later, the verb meaning to eject liquid.”
16th-17th Century
English
squirted
“Past tense and past participle of squirt.”
Modern English
English
squirted
“Ejected liquid in a thin stream or sudden burst.”