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squint
[skwint]
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.).
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
an act or instance of squinting.
Ophthalmology.a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus.
Informal.a quick glance.
Let me have a squint at that paper.
a looking obliquely or askance.
an indirect reference.
an inclination or tendency, especially an oblique or perverse one.
Also called hagioscope.(in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar.
adjective
looking obliquely; looking with a side glance; looking askance.
Ophthalmology.(of the eyes) affected with strabismus.
squint
/ ɪԳ /
verb
(usually intr) to cross or partly close (the eyes)
(intr) to have a squint
(intr) to look or glance sideways or askance
noun
the nontechnical name for strabismus
the act or an instance of squinting; glimpse
Also called: hagioscope.a narrow oblique opening in a wall or pillar of a church to permit a view of the main altar from a side aisle or transept
informala quick look; glance
adjective
having a squint
informalcrooked; askew
Other Word Forms
- squinter noun
- squintingly adverb
- squintingness noun
- unsquinting adjective
- ˈܾԳٲ adjective
- ˈܾԳٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of squint1
Example Sentences
Waiting lists for gynae mesh, children's squints, children's feeding tubes and cleft lip will also be tackled.
They make us hunt and squint to find out what’s coming, shooting scenes in shallow focus or through heavy sheets of steam and rain.
CANNES, France — “The sun is my mortal enemy,” Ari Aster says, squinting as he sits on the sixth-floor rooftop terrace of Cannes’ Palais des Festivals, where most of the screenings happen.
There was a large tree blocking my view of the trailhead when I visited in early April, but upon squinting at my map, I found it.
Outside, a woman called Pat from Manchester was squinting at the sun and gathering her thoughts.
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