squinched

(verb) crouch down. Synonyms: squinch.

(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain. Synonyms: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail. Example: "She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf."

(verb) cross one's eyes as if in strabismus. Synonyms: squint, squinch. Example: "The children squinted so as to scare each other."

(adj) having eyes half closed in order to see better. Synonyms: squinting. Example: "Squinched eyes."