Please explain me the meaning of "to squinch one's eyes closed". Is it the act of closing eyes.  Example: "Squinching her eyes closed, she stepped through the archway."  Thank you!
says:     squinch (skwɪntʃ)      (US)      transitive verb         to squint (the eyes); squinched up her eyes in disgust.               2.         a. to pucker or screw up (the face, nose, brow, etc.); Jonathan squinched his face into a grimace.       b. to squeeze or compress; She squinched the paper up in an angry twist and stood to throw it into the stove ; Robert squinched the ketchup bottle, trying to get the last bit out.      intransitive verb         to squint, pucker, or contort   to crouch down or draw oneself together so as to seem smaller; ;  (Source: .)   to flinch         Word Origin: probably blend of squint and pinch      First Known Use: 1835      Example Sentences Including "squinch:"      Cooper saw her squinch up her eyes, trying to make out who was standing outside her kitchen window.      An unhappy smile is still a smile, insofar as the corners of the mouth are drawn back or upturned. However, the eyebrows may be furrowed, and the eyes may be squinched or teary. Also, the lips tend to be pressed together, rather than relaxed as in a happy smile.    My question is, how do native speakers of AmEng use the verb squinch in the senses supported above by CAED?  In addition, what's the difference between using either "squinch" or "squint/flinch" as in the following examples:     She squinched (up) her eyes, trying to make out who was standing outside.      She squinted her eyes, trying to make out who was standing outside.   -and-     The driver squinched as the sun hit his windshield.         -and-              -and-     He squinched as the cold water struck him.         -and-
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