1
of an eye
: looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
2
of the eyes
: not having the visual axes parallel : crossed
squinted; squinting; squints
1
a
: to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim
b
: to deviate from a true line
2
a
: to look in a squint-eyed manner
b
: to be cross-eyed
c
: to look or peer with eyes partly closed
: to cause (an eye) to squint
squinter
noun
Examples of squint in a Sentence
Verb
She had to squint to read the small print.
He squinted through the haze of smoke.
I had to squint my eyes to focus on the tiny letters.
I noticed that he squints.
Noun
Her gaze narrowed into a squint.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
But some of those allusions to unproductive mornings and squinting unpreparedness belie an unease with the endeavor of book reviewing itself.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Dana Carvey’s Joe Biden dropped by, too, to squint and ramble before Harris shooed him off stage.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
But some of those allusions to unproductive mornings and squinting unpreparedness belie an unease with the endeavor of book reviewing itself.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Wyler’s squint of discomfort with Penn’s manipulations soon softens into a look of impressed awe, her eyes no longer judgmental but adoring.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squint. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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squint
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to look with a side glance (as in jealousy or disdain)
b
: to be cross-eyed
2
: to look or peer with eyes partly closed
squinter
noun
squint
2 of 2 noun1
: inability to direct both eyes to the same object due to a fault of the muscles of the eyeball
2
: the act or an instance of squinting
squinty
adjective
ˈskwint-ē
Medical Definition
squint
1 of 2 intransitive verb1
: to be cross-eyed
2
: to look or peer with eyes partly closed
squint
2 of 2 noun1
2
: an instance or habit of squinting
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