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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

    The meaning of SQUINT is looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain). How to use squint in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › squintSQUINT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. 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.

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

    SQUINT meaning: 1. to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly: 2. If a person or an eye squints, the…. Learn more.

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

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

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

    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.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › squintSquint Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › squintsquint | meaning of squint in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    squint meaning, definition, what is squint: to look at something with your eyes part...: Learn more.