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to squinch

to squinch

1 9.9
To turn your eyes inward so they look crossed
  • verb
  • /skwɪntʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : entornar los ojos
  • Her cheeks are streaked with red, her eyes squinched half-shut to hold back more tears.
  • squinched eyes
  • squinched his eyes shut
  • squinched her eyebrows

Examples

  • She squinched her eyes tight against the next flash and pulled our heads down to the bench when the thunder roared.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The kid's eyes squinched shut.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I squinched up my face.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • "Hi, babe," she said, squinching her lips in an air kiss.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Judy squinched her eyebrows at him.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • He squinched his face up, then relaxed it into a frown.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He squinched his eyes shut, as much, Maddy guessed, to control a suspicious glimmer of tears, as because he'd been told to.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • When the bright sunlight hits his eyes, he can't help but squinch them tightly shut.

  • To make a funny face, she would squinch her eyes and scrunch her nose.

  • In the bright light, he squinched his eyes to see better.

Synonyms

to squint
vsto squinch
6 5.2

To cross your eyes on purpose to amuse someone

looks like crossed eyes caused by misalignment rather than a real eye disorder

Surface Forms

squinch infinitive
squinched past
squinched past participle
squinching present participle
squinches third person singular

Etymology

Squinch as a verb is easy to remember if you think of squint 'look with partly closed eyes' plus a tiny 'squeeze' of the eyelids. So to squinch your eyes is to narrow or cross them by squeezing them together.