Meaning of squink | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A short, high-pitched metallic sound
2. 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.
3. An instance of squinking.

Examples

“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.”

“Edgar 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.”

“It stared at the audience with wide white eyes, then tapped the side of its throat, producing a drawn-out metallic squink.”

“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.”

“Normally a timid creature, when the sand squink eats the eels it gains both courage and an electric charge;”

“The sand squink is an egg-laying creature; its eggs are made of a plastic-like material so as to protect the unborn young within from the mother's electrical discharge.”

““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..”

“The ghostly light hover in one spot, growing brighter absorbing the fear that is dripping like sweat over Richard's face. His eyes have been closed to a squink, seeing only a blurred shapeless bright light under his eyelids.”

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