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squinch

Meaning

noun

  1. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

verb

  1. crouch down
  2. draw back, as with fear or pain
    “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
  3. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
    “The children squinted so as to scare each other”

Synonyms for squinch

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