squinches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squinch
1
as in crouches
to lie low with the limbs close to the body squinched down to fit under the table

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2
as in distorts
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition squinched up her eyes in disgust

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3
as in flinches
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust didn't squinch a bit when the intruder pulled a knife on him

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squinches

2 of 2

noun

plural of squinch
as in grimaces

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  1. crouches
  2. distorts
  3. flinches
  4. grimaces
  5. contorts
  6. recoils
  7. frowns
  8. deforms
Verb
  • The child folds over and crouches on the ground while the performance continues for several seconds.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Sometimes a less reliable dog will smell in this manner the hot body scent of venison as a trembling doe crouches close in the brush upwind.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of crouches
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  • This disparity incentivizes hospital consolidation, inflates costs for taxpayers and beneficiaries, and distorts care delivery.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The textbook objection is that capping rents distorts markets and discourages construction.
    — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026
Definition of distorts
Verb
  • Warner flinches not about a birthday that is often associated with the beginning of decline.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Advertisement Throughout the narrative, Johnson never flinches in his portrayal of the wreck, unleashing footage of investigators approaching the car and the victims’ families.
    — Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
Definition of flinches
Noun
  • Back at the team bus, the high fives and handshakes wore grimaces.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • In the video, Claffey tries to move Ansell away from the subject and grimaces at the camera when his costar seems to say a little too much.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of grimaces
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  • Monk’s music contorts into an ecstatic dance, one more befitting of a ritual trance state than a night at the Five Spot.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
  • Bridges contorts his body, and jacks up an errant layup, but the play isn’t done there.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of contorts
Verb
  • Something in the liberal heart recoils in the face of righteous ruthlessness.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Looking through scans from his first VIBE story from back in 2012, Rocky laughs at first, then immediately recoils.
    — Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of recoils
Noun
  • Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • No smiles, no frowns, no fluctuations of body warmth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of frowns
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  • Working on his audio venture makes Jacob more narcissistic and less socially competent; the podcast deforms his understanding of what friends are for.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Beneath that sits a tough magnesium alloy layer, followed by a hyper-elastic foam that deforms heavily to swallow the brunt of the kinetic shock waves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
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