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noun

Definition of squinchingnext
as in deformation
the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition warned him that the constant squinching of his face would someday leave him with a permanently deformed look

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verb

present participle of squinch
1
as in crouching
to lie low with the limbs close to the body squinched down to fit under the table

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2
as in distorting
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition squinched up her eyes in disgust

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3
as in flinching
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust didn't squinch a bit when the intruder pulled a knife on him

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  1. deformation
  2. crouching
  3. distortion
  4. curling
  5. deformity
Noun
  • Regardless of views on climate change and global warming, the world's glaciers are increasingly retreating despite seasonal fluctuations and independent of natural glacial movement caused by factors like internal deformation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But in 2020, based on an analysis of the deformation of Africa’s crust, Daly and his colleagues suggested the Okavango rift connects to a rift in Namibia, on the Atlantic coast.
    ByPaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of deformation
Verb
  • This may include defensive movements or acting submissively—tucking their tail between their legs, lowering their eyes or crouching to appear smaller.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • At last month’s hearing, prosecutors played surveillance footage from Mullins’ chambers that appeared to show the judge crouching behind his desk as a man identified as Stines shoots him multiple times.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of crouching
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  • Strong pay gains appear to be a holdout while other Covid-era distortions fade, Elyse Ausenbaugh, head of investment strategy at JPMorgan Wealth Management, wrote in commentary issued Friday.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • To be sure, this report, written under the guise of international law and human rights, is utterly baseless, replete with malicious lies and gross distortions of fact, as well as wholesale fabrications of law.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of distortion
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  • Smoke curling from the engine compartment of the lead Ukrainian tank hinted that the vehicle had suffered some damage.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Moments later, the forward picked the ball up on the edge of the box before curling a left-footed shot into the bottom corner of the net to make it 6-0.
    Ben Church, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of curling
Noun
  • Or where using human labor means repetitive stress, deformity and injury, such as in many industrial tasks.
    Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Without proper management, arthritis can lead to deformities in the joints, making the condition progressively worse.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of deformity
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