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- verb Present participle of
squinch .
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Examples
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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.
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With a little squinting and ‘squinching’ of the eyes, I can just about convert that living S of L into you, Sheila.
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MY BEST friend, Sadie, furrowed her precious brow, squinching up her eyes to hide from the vulgarity on the TV screen.
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“Cannie,” he said coolly, still squinching his eyes open and shut in a way I found particularly revolting.
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“I have other things I could wear,” I mumble thickly, squinching up my nose to keep from crying.
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Nor could Rigg make any progress by concentrating hard, squinching up his face, or trying to juice up some emotion.
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“I have other things I could wear,” I mumble thickly, squinching up my nose to keep from crying.
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“Cannie,” he said coolly, still squinching his eyes open and shut in a way I found particularly revolting.
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MY BEST friend, Sadie, furrowed her precious brow, squinching up her eyes to hide from the vulgarity on the TV screen.
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“An amoeba is LITTLE,” said Katie, squinching her fingers together.
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