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

    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.

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

    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

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

    (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy. synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint-eyed, squinty. indirect. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › squintSquint - definition of squint by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  6. 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.).

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

    9 meanings: 1. to cross or partly close (the eyes) 2. to have a squint 3. to look or glance sideways or askance 4. → the.... Click for more definitions.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySQUINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › squintSquint Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    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.

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

    Definition of squint verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySQUINT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    SQUINT meaning: to look at something with your eyes partly closed: . Learn more.