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squinking

squinking is the present participle and gerund of squink.

Meaning of squink

Verb

squink (third-person singular simple present squinks, present participle squinking, simple past and past participle squinked)

  1. (transitive) To scrunch up, squinch (one's face, nose, etc).
    • "Do it again," he said. "How do you ever squink up your nose like that! Bet you can't do it three times in succession."c. 1912, Carolyn Wells, Marjorie at Seacote, page 40

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Questions about squinking

What is squinking the present participle and gerund of?
Squinking is the present participle and gerund of squink.

Words near squinking in the dictionary

  1. squinchy
  2. squinied
  3. squinies
  4. squink
  5. squinked
  6. squinking
  7. squinks
  8. squinney
  9. squinneys
  10. squinnied
  11. squinnies

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