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noun
A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, rare
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verb
To squirt out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To cry easily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
To choke; throttle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Perhaps a blend of squirt + drizzle; or from a diminutive of squeeze, equivalent to squeeze + -le (diminutive suffix).
Apparently from squeeze + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare English dialectal quizzle (“to suffocate”). More at squeeze.
