squink
Collocations
5ADJ.
metallic
VERB + SQUINK
click
SQUINK + NOUN
nose
PREP.
up
ADV.
ever
Definitions
noun
A short, high-pitched metallic sound
Immediately began that shrill and irritating squink-squink-squink.
Well, I hear three distinct sounds: a low rumple, followed by a metallic squink […] followed by a mysterious glonk.
A cryptid supposedly found in Washington State, the Columbia River sand squink, which has a body like a fox, the head and ears of a jackrabbit, and a bushy tail like a squirrel.
The Squink isn't particularly fussy about its diet, but has a great fondness for electric eels.
The Sand Squink possesses an amazing ability to generate electric charges by touching the tip of its bushy tail to either of the nubs at the tips of its ears.
An instance of squinking.
“Morning!” She did her best squink.
Okay, I'm going to pick up my car keys very carefully so as to not wake the squinky eye in case it's resting, and I'm going to go out the door and get into the car. You know, though, it's weird, once the squink goes away, you kind of realize that in a way, you sort of liked it. And sort of miss it..
verb
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."
“The right hon. gentleman” squinked his eyes until his monocle dented cheek and forehead bones.
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6Immediately began that shrill and irritating squink-squink-squink.
WiktionaryWell, I hear three distinct sounds: a low rumple, followed by a metallic squink […] followed by a mysterious glonk.
WiktionaryEdgar heard a click and a squink, and just when he thought the hood was about to pop open, it exploded with a tremendous blast and he was knocked clear across the garage.
Wiktionary"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."
Wiktionary“The right hon. gentleman” squinked his eyes until his monocle dented cheek and forehead bones.
WiktionarySmall coins jingle from his pocket to her furrowed hand. She squinks her toothless smile, then hobbles down the cobbled street.
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