squinch
- 英式英标[skwɪntʃ]
- 美式音标[skwɪn(t)ʃ]
英文词源
- squinch (v.)
- 1840 (transitive), of faces; intransitive use from 1843. Perhaps related to squinch "narrow opening in a building" (c. 1600). Also compare squink-eyed (1630s), variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint. Related: Squinched; squinching.
