Startled
Startled adjective - Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.
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Squinched and startled are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Squinched" with "Startled", this adjectives are similar.
Squinched
Squinched adjective - Having eyes half closed in order to see better.
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