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squinting

The correct spelling is squinting.

How to pronounce squinting

verb

Say it like: Skw-int-ing

The correct spelling is squinting. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. For example: "The children squinted to frighten each other."

Usage Examples

The children squinted to frighten each other.

to squint an eye

Meanings

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.

noun

  1. 1.The act of one who squints.

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