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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 calledhagioscope 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
- informal.a quick look; glance
adjective
- having a squint
- informal.crooked; askew
Derived Forms
- ˈܾԳٲ, adjective
- ˈܾԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܾԳ· noun
- ܾԳ·Բ· adverb
- ܾԳ·Բ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܾԳ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squint1
Example Sentences
I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.
They tilt their heads, squint, and maybe whisper an unsure “Are you … ?” He is.
This being a western, there are plenty of menfolk squinting and spitting, making threats and getting into fights; certainly Jacob and Spencer are heroes of traditional dye.
If she squinted at the doorway, past the palm tree, over the pool and to the mountains, she could pretend that nothing bad had happened.
There is much rubbing of ash between fingers and squinting to gauge the color.
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