squinting

[US]/skwɪnt/
[UK]/skwɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to look at something with one or both eyes partly closed
n. the act of looking
vt. to cause someone to look with one or both eyes partly closed
adj. having eyes that look in different directions

Phrases & Collocations

squint at

Example Sentences

Take a squint at this view.

I squinted through the keyhole.

her left eye squinted slightly.

A tahr(Hemitragus jemlaicus)pleasantly squinting in the sunlight.

A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch.

Her eyes squinted against the brightness.

Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel.

"Strabismus (or squint or heterotropia):Failure of the eyes to align properly to focus on an object.The affected eye may deviate in any direction, including inward ( cross-eye ) or outward (walleye).

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