squinch

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squinch Definition

• (n) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
• (v) crouch down
• (v) draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
• (v) partly close one''s eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"

squinch Synonyms

• cringe
• cross one's eyes
• flinch
• funk
• quail
• recoil
• shrink
• squinch
• squint
• wince