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    squint
    /skwɪnt/

    verb

    • 1. look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light: "the bright sun made them squint" Similar screw up one's eyesnarrow one's eyeslook with/through narrowed eyespeer
    • 2. have eyes that look in different directions: "Melanie did not squint" Similar be cross-eyedhave a squintbe skellytechnical:suffer from strabismus

    noun

    adjective

    • 1. not straight or level: Scottish "the squint bottom edge of the puzzle"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSQUINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Squint can be a verb meaning to partly close your eyes or a noun meaning a condition of crossed eyes or a quick look. Learn how to use squint in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › squintSquint Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Squint can be an adjective, verb, or noun, meaning to look obliquely, to have crossed eyes, or to deviate from a true line. Learn the etymology, examples, and synonyms of squint from Merriam-Webster.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › squintSquint - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of squint. verb. partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light. “The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield”. see more. verb. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus. “The children squinted so as to scare each other”. synonyms: squinch.

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  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › squintSQUINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    The eye & surrounding area. squint. noun [ C ] us / skwɪnt / uk / skwɪnt / squint noun [C] (EYES)

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSQUINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Squint can be a verb meaning to look with partly closed eyes, or a noun meaning a condition of crossed eyes or an oblique opening. Learn more about the word frequency, pronunciation, grammar and usage of squint.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › squintSQUINT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used without object) to look with the eyes partly closed. Ophthalmology. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually followed by toward, at, etc.).

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsquint verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    [intransitive, transitive] to look at something with your eyes partly shut in order to keep out bright light or to see better. to squint into the sun. She was squinting through the keyhole. He squinted at the letter in his hand. The driver had to squint against the sun to see where he was going.