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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
- 2. have eyes that look in different directions: "Melanie did not squint" Similar
noun
- 1. a permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye: "I had a bad squint" Similar
- 2. a quick or casual look: informal "let me have a squint" Similar
adjective
- 1. not straight or level: Scottish "the squint bottom edge of the puzzle"
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SQUINT definition: 1. to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly: 2. If a person or an eye squints, the…. Learn more.
How to use squint in a sentence. looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain); not having the visual axes parallel : crossed… See the full definition
The eye & surrounding area. squint. noun [ C ] us / skwɪnt / uk / skwɪnt / squint noun [C] (EYES)
verb. 1. (usually intr) to cross or partly close (the eyes) 2. (intransitive) to have a squint. 3. (intransitive) to look or glance sideways or askance. noun. 4. the nontechnical name for strabismus. 5. the act or an instance of squinting; glimpse. 6. Also called: hagioscope.
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.
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.). verb (used with object) to close (the eyes) partly in looking: The baby squinted his eyes at the bright lights. to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely. noun.
n. 1. The act or an instance of squinting. 2. a. A sideways glance. b. A quick look or glance: Take a squint at this view. 3. An oblique reference or inclination. 4. See strabismus. 5. A hagioscope. adj. 1. Looking obliquely or askance.
[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.
Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. squinted, squinting, squints. To look or peer with the eyes partly closed, as when the light is too strong. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To look or glance sideways. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To look with the eyes turned to the side; look obliquely or askance. Webster's New World.
SQUINT meaning: to look at something with your eyes partly closed: . Learn more.
