squeezing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of squeeze

noun

1. The act of pressing; compression.

   “Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.”

2. (in-plural)That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

   “An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]”