English dictionary
squinch
nounPronunciation
skwɪntʃ
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
verb
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
verb
- draw back, as with fear or pain
verb
- crouch down
Example sentences
The children squinted so as to scare each other
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf