Squink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Squink is a noun meaning A short, high-pitched metallic sound.
Meaning
A short, high-pitched metallic sound.
More Meanings
- An instance of squinking.
- (transitive) To scrunch up, squinch (one's face, nose, etc).
- 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.
Example Sentences
Immediately began that shrill and irritating squink-squink-squink.
The Squink isn't particularly fussy about its diet, but has a great fondness for electric eels.
Normally a timid creature, when the sand squink eats the eels it gains both courage and an electric charge;
Well, I hear three distinct sounds: a low rumple, followed by a metallic squink […] followed by a mysterious glonk.
Word Forms
- squinks
- squinking
- squinked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include squit, squeak, plink, squush, tink, squonk.
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