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Raresquints
The correct spelling is squints.
How to pronounce squints
noun
Say it like: Skw-int-s
The correct spelling is squints. 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.An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- 2.The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- 3.A quick or sideways glance.
- 4.A short look.
- 5.A hagioscope.
verb
- 1.To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- 2.To look or glance sideways.
- 3.To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- 4.To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- 5.To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
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