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squinching

squinching is the present participle and gerund of squinch.

Meaning of squinch

Verb

squinch (third-person singular simple present squinches, present participle squinching, simple past and past participle squinched)

  1. (transitive) To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
    • The president squinched his face and bit his lip and seemed too antsy to stand still.2008 March 15, Gail Collins, “George Speaks, Badly”, in New York Times

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Questions about squinching

What is squinching the present participle and gerund of?
Squinching is the present participle and gerund of squinch.

Words near squinching in the dictionary

  1. squinch
  2. squinch owl
  3. squinch owls
  4. squinched
  5. squinches
  6. squinching
  7. squinchy
  8. squinied
  9. squinies
  10. squink
  11. squinked

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