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SQUINCH

Definition:

[noun] a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
[verb] crouch down
[verb] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Synonyms: flinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
[verb] partly close one's eyes; "The children squinted to frighten each other"
Synonyms: squint, cross one's eyes