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squint

UK/skwɪnt/ US/ˈskwɪnt/ uncommon informal
verb (2) noun (1) adjective (1)

verb

1.

partly close one''s eyes

  • “The children squinted to frighten each other”
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2.

be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

noun

1.

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

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adjective

1.

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

  • “her eyes with their misted askance look” Elizabeth Bowen
  • “sidelong glances”
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Origin

Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).

Phrases

  • leper's squint
  • squint like a bag of nails
  • squinting modifier

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