squinching

He had the unusual accomplishment (try it and prove) of closing either eye without "squinching," and without any apparent effort, though sometimes on the street in strong sunshine his face would be a bit distorted.

Robert Browning: How to Know Him

With a little squinting and ‘squinching’ of the eyes, I can just about convert that living S of L into you, Sheila.

Shadow Monuments | clusterflock

MY BEST friend, Sadie, furrowed her precious brow, squinching up her eyes to hide from the vulgarity on the TV screen.

Kiss It

“Cannie,” he said coolly, still squinching his eyes open and shut in a way I found particularly revolting.

The Half Life

“I have other things I could wear,” I mumble thickly, squinching up my nose to keep from crying.

THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE

Nor could Rigg make any progress by concentrating hard, squinching up his face, or trying to juice up some emotion.

Pathfinder

“I have other things I could wear,” I mumble thickly, squinching up my nose to keep from crying.

THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE

“Cannie,” he said coolly, still squinching his eyes open and shut in a way I found particularly revolting.

The Half Life

MY BEST friend, Sadie, furrowed her precious brow, squinching up her eyes to hide from the vulgarity on the TV screen.

Kiss It

“An amoeba is LITTLE,” said Katie, squinching her fingers together.

Agent Q, or The Smell Of Danger!