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Squeamish meaning

  1. Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.
  2. Averse or reluctant.

Synonyms of Squeamish

Using Squeamish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive. | Averse or reluctant.
  • Useful related words include: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy.
  • In the example corpus, squeamish often appears in combinations such as: squeamish about, the squeamish, for squeamish.

Context around Squeamish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Squeamish

  • In this selection, "squeamish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, get, little, too, goldmine, moment and guy stand out and add context to how "squeamish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the squeamish and a little squeamish about delivering. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squeamish" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squeamish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Todd recalls two times she felt squeamish during her introduction to deer stalking. (13 words)

While President Joe Biden supports reproductive rights, he too is squeamish about the word abortion. (15 words)

Don't let it rest on your mind or be too squeamish to talk about it. (16 words)

New Yorkers get squeamish at the thought of injecting a murderer with a lethal dose of chemicals, but think nothing of puncturing the scull of a child being born to vacuum out its brains to make passage of the now dead baby through the birth canal easier. (47 words)

Johnson asked him about his decision to ask Dearborn to deliver the message instead: 'And you felt kind of squeamish, like a, like that fish that you are trying to be right now, being scaled, you felt a little squeamish about delivering that message. (44 words)

There are brief and lingering looks at distorted body parts and faces in one drug-fueled mid-movie sequence, as well as an early squeamish moment of not one, but two close-up shots of bodily fluids hitting the ground. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Johnson asked him about his decision to ask Dearborn to deliver the message instead: 'And you felt kind of squeamish, like a, like that fish that you are trying to be right now, being scaled, you felt a little squeamish about delivering that message.

Don't let it rest on your mind or be too squeamish to talk about it.

Learn about the horrors committed in the transatlantic slave trade and the grave-robbing tendencies of Harvard scientists in this sometimes-squeamish goldmine of fun facts.

There are brief and lingering looks at distorted body parts and faces in one drug-fueled mid-movie sequence, as well as an early squeamish moment of not one, but two close-up shots of bodily fluids hitting the ground.

Thoughts: I’m far from a squeamish guy so the violence didn’t bother me, but the lack of narrative did.

With atmospheric settings, intense gore, and a chilling storyline, delivers a terrifying vampire tale not for the squeamish.

Yet, despite being a test for squeamish stomachs, in business terms the stage adaptation has been a roaring success, like the bestselling book before it.

The key now is for the Democrats not to revert to low-dominance, patriotism-squeamish politics.

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Todd recalls two times she felt squeamish during her introduction to deer stalking.

While President Joe Biden supports reproductive rights, he too is squeamish about the word abortion.

Besides, I personally get squeamish carrying Gibsons in gig bags (like the one supplied) and wonder if the choice of maple makes this neck more resilient to the shocks and bumps that every guitar will eventually face in its lifetime.

His adventures yielded many squeamish results, but one of the worst things Constantine did was literally talk a man to death.

Jas refuses to take off her increasingly disgusting red coat, keeps a drawing pin stuck in her belly button and develops chronic constipation (this matter-of-fact scatological novel is not for the squeamish).

They might appear nightmarish to squeamish humans, but they're of great interest to scientists who are looking at ways to develop new ultra-black materials.

For more squeamish viewers, the archives do not shy away from the details of Bundy’s crimes.

If you’re squeamish, steel yourself: Here’s all you need to know about pinworms and how to treat them.

In a past which ran on public television’s This Is America & the World, he came across not as a squeamish bureaucrat but as straightforward and confident.

Less expensive hotels may only have an Onsen and no en-suites, so do check if you're squeamish about this.

New Yorkers get squeamish at the thought of injecting a murderer with a lethal dose of chemicals, but think nothing of puncturing the scull of a child being born to vacuum out its brains to make passage of the now dead baby through the birth canal easier.

On the other hand, you do want to watch that scene at the rental car counter with anyone even slightly squeamish about four-letter words.

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Common combinations with squeamish

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squeamish" in a sentence?
An example: "Johnson asked him about his decision to ask Dearborn to deliver the message instead: 'And you felt kind of squeamish, like a, like that fish that you are trying to be right now, being scaled, you felt a little squeamish about delivering that message." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "squeamish" from authentic English texts.
What does "squeamish" mean?
Squeamish means: Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.
What are synonyms of "squeamish"?
Common synonyms of "squeamish" include: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, fastidious.
How many example sentences with "squeamish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "squeamish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.