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squint

The correct spelling is squint.

How to pronounce squint

noun

IPA: /skwɪnt/

Say it like: Skw-int

The correct spelling is squint. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed. For example: "He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint."

Usage Examples

He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.

The children squinted to frighten each other.

to squint an eye

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  2. 2.The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
  3. 3.A quick or sideways glance.
  4. 4.A short look.
  5. 5.A hagioscope.

verb

  1. 1.To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
  2. 2.To look or glance sideways.
  3. 3.To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  4. 4.To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
  5. 5.To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

adjective

  1. 1.Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
  2. 2.Askew, not level

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