squint
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
squints;
squinted;
squinting
squints;
squinted;
squinting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SQUINT
1
[no object]
:
to look at something with your eyes partly closed
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She had to squint to read the small print.
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They were squinting into the sun. [=looking toward the sun with their eyes partly closed]
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He squinted through the haze of smoke.
2
[+ object]
:
to cause (your eyes) to partly close
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I had to squint my eyes to focus on the tiny letters.
3
[no object]
chiefly British
:
to have a medical condition that makes your eyes unable to look in the same direction
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I noticed that he squints.
2
squint
/ˈskwɪnt/
noun
plural
squints
2
squint
/ˈskwɪnt/
noun
plural
squints
Britannica Dictionary definition of SQUINT
1
[singular]
:
a condition in which you are looking at something with your eyes partly closed
:
an act of squinting
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Her gaze narrowed into a squint.
2
[count]
chiefly British
:
a medical condition in which your eyes are unable to look in the same direction
— usually singular
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She was born with a squint.
3
[singular]
British, informal
:
a quick look
— + at
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He took a squint at the document.
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Have a squint at this.
