Synonyms for squinch

Most common

shrink · funk · recoil · quail · squint

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).

Forms

Past participle

squinched
e.g. squinched → recoiled, quailed, funked, flinched…

Example sentences

• shrink In the Sahel region, Lake Chad continues to shrink.
• funk It's time to wash off that funk, Tom. You stink.
• recoil Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
• quail Janos talked about different ways of cooking quail.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

funk¹

5 letters

quail¹, wince¹

6 letters

shrink¹, cringe¹, recoil², flinch¹, squint¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recoil² = 2 syllables).