Mushy
adjective
Soft and squishy, often in an unpleasant way.
The fruit had gone mushy after being in her bag all day.
Often appears as...
- mushy peas
- mushy apples
adjective
Showing a lot of affection in a way that people find embarrassing or silly.
His speeches are always so mushy and overly sentimental.
Often appears as...
- mushy love songs
- mushy words
adjective
Being weak or over-tender.
He becomes all mushy when his girlfriend is around.
Often appears as...
- mushy personality
- mushy behavior
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Soft and squishy, often in an unpleasant way.
The fruit had gone mushy after being in her bag all day.
Often appears as...
- mushy peas
- mushy apples
adjective
Showing a lot of affection in a way that people find embarrassing or silly.
His speeches are always so mushy and overly sentimental.
Often appears as...
- mushy love songs
- mushy words
adjective
Being weak or over-tender.
He becomes all mushy when his girlfriend is around.
Often appears as...
- mushy personality
- mushy behavior
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Awareness
Remember 'mushy' often refers to an undesirable texture in food.
Overcooking vegetables makes them mushy.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'mushy' can imply disappointment or disgust, suggesting something has degraded.
I prefer fresh fruit to the mushy ones in the bottom of the fridge.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Mushy' can be used to describe a style of cooking certain dishes like peas.
She served a side of mushy peas with the fish and chips.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Awareness
Remember 'mushy' often refers to an undesirable texture in food.
Overcooking vegetables makes them mushy.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'mushy' can imply disappointment or disgust, suggesting something has degraded.
I prefer fresh fruit to the mushy ones in the bottom of the fridge.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Mushy' can be used to describe a style of cooking certain dishes like peas.
She served a side of mushy peas with the fish and chips.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Awareness
Remember 'mushy' often refers to an undesirable texture in food.
Overcooking vegetables makes them mushy.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'mushy' can imply disappointment or disgust, suggesting something has degraded.
I prefer fresh fruit to the mushy ones in the bottom of the fridge.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Mushy' can be used to describe a style of cooking certain dishes like peas.
She served a side of mushy peas with the fish and chips.
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Video examples
A lesson in classical...
a constricted wrist the sound is constricted and there's not much distinction between the melody and the rest of the notes then we'll listen to another technique we'll listen to the same technique used correctly alright everything sounded kind of mushy sounded kind of the same now the change is gonna
Video examples
Why pasta comes in all...
Many so-called great designers failed miserably, because they tried to impose a shape onto pasta. The great Philippe Starck tried mandala. Some parts of it, the walls, were very thick, and the others were thinner, so when you would boil the pasta, some of it would be completely mushy
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What a World Champion...
lips mushy and we cannot have mushy lips and be a champion and I drink ice water but perhaps most importantly is my best friend chapstick there is a handful of people around the world who can whistle love to whistle and have turned a routine type of sound into heart
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Are spotty fruits and...
or accidentally sunk your thumb into a mushy patch on a tomato. These blemishes can doom produce to the trash can. But what are they anyway, and are they actually bad for you? Those spots are evidence of an epic battle between plants and microbes.
Video examples
Team Profile: The...
got our snowshoes we've got our poles let's hydrate and let's push we are in uncharted territory completely out of our element I've never been in Alaska before much less on a dogsled mushy hey bear hey bear tastes like stale pretzels
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Chimpanzees Hurl Dung at...
this is how our day is going to go again right well what I can tell you from looking at this dropping is that at the moment these chimps are feeling almost exclusively on fig it's kind of mushy I
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What we can do about the...
Admittedly, most of my mean thoughts were about conservatives. But not just conservatives. I also caught myself thinking mean things about mushy, centrist liberals and greedy Wall Street bankers
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Tribal Attack PIPE National...
Nikita got off their kill my voltages bajo quote there was a high Bank s a flash at here premier flash this was the first arrow they fired from the bank into authorized mushy coke it landed
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"Stumbling towards...
compassion, intimacy based on a truth that you are sharing from your mind's eye and the heart that we all can touch, tactilely feel, have maybe potentially a mushy experience
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Heribert Watzke: The...
not for tearing down raw meat from bones or chewing fibrous leaves for hours. It is made for a diet which is soft, mushy, which is reduced in fibers,
Video examples
A lesson in classical...
a constricted wrist the sound is constricted and there's not much distinction between the melody and the rest of the notes then we'll listen to another technique we'll listen to the same technique used correctly alright everything sounded kind of mushy sounded kind of the same now the change is gonna
Video examples
Why pasta comes in all...
Many so-called great designers failed miserably, because they tried to impose a shape onto pasta. The great Philippe Starck tried mandala. Some parts of it, the walls, were very thick, and the others were thinner, so when you would boil the pasta, some of it would be completely mushy
Video examples
What a World Champion...
lips mushy and we cannot have mushy lips and be a champion and I drink ice water but perhaps most importantly is my best friend chapstick there is a handful of people around the world who can whistle love to whistle and have turned a routine type of sound into heart
Video examples
Are spotty fruits and...
or accidentally sunk your thumb into a mushy patch on a tomato. These blemishes can doom produce to the trash can. But what are they anyway, and are they actually bad for you? Those spots are evidence of an epic battle between plants and microbes.
Video examples
Team Profile: The...
got our snowshoes we've got our poles let's hydrate and let's push we are in uncharted territory completely out of our element I've never been in Alaska before much less on a dogsled mushy hey bear hey bear tastes like stale pretzels
Video examples
Chimpanzees Hurl Dung at...
this is how our day is going to go again right well what I can tell you from looking at this dropping is that at the moment these chimps are feeling almost exclusively on fig it's kind of mushy I
Video examples
What we can do about the...
Admittedly, most of my mean thoughts were about conservatives. But not just conservatives. I also caught myself thinking mean things about mushy, centrist liberals and greedy Wall Street bankers
Video examples
Tribal Attack PIPE National...
Nikita got off their kill my voltages bajo quote there was a high Bank s a flash at here premier flash this was the first arrow they fired from the bank into authorized mushy coke it landed
Video examples
"Stumbling towards...
compassion, intimacy based on a truth that you are sharing from your mind's eye and the heart that we all can touch, tactilely feel, have maybe potentially a mushy experience
Video examples
Heribert Watzke: The...
not for tearing down raw meat from bones or chewing fibrous leaves for hours. It is made for a diet which is soft, mushy, which is reduced in fibers,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
To be honest, I was the world's worst vegetarian. You see - I didn't really like vegetables very much. I'd spent most of my childhood terrified of them - horrid bland mushy things. It's only as an adult I realise that part of the problem is my mother's cooking - she hates using salt and has a tendency to overboil things. Thanks, Mum.
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Alysia Reiner
American Actress
Anyone who wants to offer me as mushy, earthy, crunchy a role as they can, I will probably take it. In real life, I cry at a drop of a hat, and I'm a mom, and I'm pretty mushy! We all have so many colors as actors that we want to show.
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Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
Do we go back and be the mushy middle party? Or do we have conservative, principled ideas for all the issues of the day, from the economy, from foreign policy, defence, security, that's the choice.
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Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
Love. It isn't very popular in technical circles to say a lot of mushy stuff about love, but frankly it's a very very important part of what holds our project together.
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Katherine Waterston
British Actress
For 'Beasts,' I really wanted my character to be this sort of mushy, muscleless Muppet.
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Sarah Koenig
American Journalist
I like stories where there's a center that's mushy and complicated.
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Rosie Perez
American Actress
I have this tough exterior, but inside, I'm very mushy and soft.
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Laura Schlessinger
American Writer
Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.
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Carrie Underwood
American Musician
I'm not a mushy person at all.
Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I'm known for mushy music.
Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
To be honest, I was the world's worst vegetarian. You see - I didn't really like vegetables very much. I'd spent most of my childhood terrified of them - horrid bland mushy things. It's only as an adult I realise that part of the problem is my mother's cooking - she hates using salt and has a tendency to overboil things. Thanks, Mum.
Quote examples
Alysia Reiner
American Actress
Anyone who wants to offer me as mushy, earthy, crunchy a role as they can, I will probably take it. In real life, I cry at a drop of a hat, and I'm a mom, and I'm pretty mushy! We all have so many colors as actors that we want to show.
Quote examples
Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
Do we go back and be the mushy middle party? Or do we have conservative, principled ideas for all the issues of the day, from the economy, from foreign policy, defence, security, that's the choice.
Quote examples
Jimmy Wales
American Businessman
Love. It isn't very popular in technical circles to say a lot of mushy stuff about love, but frankly it's a very very important part of what holds our project together.
Quote examples
Katherine Waterston
British Actress
For 'Beasts,' I really wanted my character to be this sort of mushy, muscleless Muppet.
Quote examples
Sarah Koenig
American Journalist
I like stories where there's a center that's mushy and complicated.
Quote examples
Rosie Perez
American Actress
I have this tough exterior, but inside, I'm very mushy and soft.
Quote examples
Laura Schlessinger
American Writer
Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.
Quote examples
Carrie Underwood
American Musician
I'm not a mushy person at all.
Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I'm known for mushy music.
Example 1 of 10
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