squinch meaning

UK US /skwɪnt/ 1 syllable

squinch (verb): crouch down.

squinch has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

squinch as a verb

  1. crouch down

    Type of: crouch

  2. draw back, as with fear or pain
    • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

    Synonyms: flinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

    Type of: move

    Kinds: shrink back

  3. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
    • The children squinted so as to scare each other

    Synonyms: squint

    Type of: grimace

squinch as a noun

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

    Type of: arch

    Kinds: trumpet arch

How to pronounce squinch

squinch is pronounced /skwɪnt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

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