squint

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /skwɪnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #25311

Meanings

1

verb
To look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better.

She squinted at the screen, trying to read the tiny print.
2

noun
A condition in which the eyes point in different directions.

He had a slight squint that he corrected with surgery as a child.
3

noun
A quick or sideways glance.

Give us a squint at that photo you just took.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

skelly

Word family

Forms squintedsquintingsquints

Derived forms squinchsquint-a-pipessquint-eyedsquintersquintinglysquintlesssquintlysquintnesssquintysquizzunsquinting

Related forms cross-eyed

Etymology

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

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# squint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /skwɪnt/
**Frequency rank:** 25311

## Meanings
1. To look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better.
2. A condition in which the eyes point in different directions.
3. A quick or sideways glance.

## Examples
- She squinted at the screen, trying to read the tiny print.
- He had a slight squint that he corrected with surgery as a child.
- Give us a squint at that photo you just took.

## Synonyms
- skelly

## Derived Forms
- squinch
- squint-a-pipes
- squint-eyed
- squinter
- squintingly
- squintless
- squintly
- squintness
- squinty
- squizz
- unsquinting

## Related Forms
- cross-eyed

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

## AI Etymology
Squint derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”). Current senses include to look at something with your eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to see better, a condition in which the eyes point in different directions, and a quick or sideways glance. The wider family includes derived forms such as squinch, squint-a-pipes, squint-eyed, squinter, and squintingly and related words such as cross-eyed.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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