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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 › englishSQUINTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Squinted is the past tense and past participle of squint, which means to partly close your eyes or to look in a different direction. Learn how to use squinted in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

    • SQUINTING

      SQUINTING definition: 1. present participle of squint 2. to...

    • Squire

      SQUIRE definition: 1. in the past in England, a man who...

    • English

      to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly: The...

  3. 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.

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

    to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly: The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint. UK. If a person or an eye squints, the eye looks in a different direction to the other eye, because of a weakness of the eye muscles: Lili's left eye squinted slightly when she was tired.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySQUINTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Squinted is the past tense of squint, which means to partly close your eyes or to look in a different direction. Learn how to use this verb with synonyms, related words and pronunciation.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsquint verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [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.

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

    1. verb. If you squint at something, you look at it with your eyes partly closed. The girl squinted at the photograph. [VERB preposition/adverb] The man squinted up at him. [VERB preposition/adverb] The bright sunlight made me squint. [VERB] He squinted his eyes and looked at the floor. [VERB noun]

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

    If you are trying to see something far away, you will probably squint while you strain your eyes to see more clearly. When the sun shines brilliantly through the car windshield, the driver will squint, or squeeze her eyes almost shut against the bright light.