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verb · transitive · rare

squinch

squinch · squinches · squinched · squinching

To scrunch upTo scrunch up (one's face, etc.).

/skwɪnt͡ʃ/

Meaning

1 senses

To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).

More definitions

crouch down
draw back, as with fear or pain
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus

Origin

Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed,

Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint.

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Forms

squinches, squinching, squinched, squinched

regular · Lesson

Base form	squinch · to squinch
3rd person singular	squinches
Present participle	squinching
Past simple	squinched
Past participle	squinched

Tenses

squinch · squinched · will squinch · have squinched

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	squinch
he, she, it	squinches

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have squinched
he, she, it	has squinched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will squinch

Past simpleLesson

all persons

squinched

Synonyms

8 synonyms

Close in meaning

draw back, as with fear or pain:flinch funk cringe shrink wince recoil quail
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus:squint

Word family

2 related words

Relatedsquinch owl

Derivedsquinchy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

squelch squid squintC2 squire

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