Terms vs Squink - What's the difference?
terms | squink |
A short, high-pitched metallic sound
* 1996 Peter Mehlman, "The Soul Mate," Seinfeld , Season 8, Episode 2 (aired September 26, 1996), Spoken by Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
* 2006 Dax Herrera, Edgar N Vective: Paranormal Detective,
* 2007 D. Harlan Wilson, Dr. identity, or, Farewell to Plaquedemia, Raw Dog Screaming Press,
As nouns the difference between terms and squink
is that terms is while squink is a short, high-pitched metallic sound.squink
English
Noun
(en noun)- Well, I hear three distinct sounds: a low rumple, followed by a metallic squink [...] followed by a mysterious glonk.
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- 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.
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- It stared at the audience with wide white eyes, then tapped the side of its throat, producing a drawn-out metallic squink .
