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ぐしゃっと

gushatto

Crushing, squashing flat

The wet, squishy sound of something being crushed — stepping on a ripe fruit, crushing a can, or smashing something soft. Implies total destruction.

💡Accidentally stepping on a tomato — 'I stepped on it and it went gushatto.'

Example

空き缶をぐしゃっと潰した。

I crushed the empty can gushatto.

Quiz yourself

The ripe strawberry was ___ squashed when he sat on it.

座ったら熟したいちごが○○と潰れた。

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