squinch

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /skwɪntʃ/ UK /skwɪntʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to screw up the eyes or face, or an arch across an interior corner

He squinched his eyes against the sudden glare of the sun.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to screw up the eyes or... squint scrunchscrew uppucker squeeze

Word family

Related forms squint

Etymology

As 'screw up the face', an alteration of 'squint' (perhaps blended with 'pinch'). As the architectural term for a corner arch, an altered form of 'scunch' or 'sconce', ultimately from Old French 'esconse' (a hiding place, lantern).

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# squinch

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /skwɪntʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /skwɪntʃ/

## Meanings
1. to screw up the eyes or face, or an arch across an interior corner

## Examples
- He squinched his eyes against the sudden glare of the sun.

## Synonyms
- squint
- scrunch
- screw up
- pucker
- squeeze

## Related Forms
- squint

## Etymology
As 'screw up the face', an alteration of 'squint' (perhaps blended with 'pinch'). As the architectural term for a corner arch, an altered form of 'scunch' or 'sconce', ultimately from Old French 'esconse' (a hiding place, lantern).

## AI Etymology
Squinch has a specialized etymological split: as 'screw up the face', an alteration of 'squint' (perhaps blended with 'pinch'). As the architectural term for a corner arch, an altered form of 'scunch' or 'sconce', ultimately from Old French 'esconse' (a hiding place, lantern). The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to screw up the eyes or face, or an arch across an interior corner. The wider family includes related words such as squint.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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