squint C2 Topic:Senses & Perception 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. Thesaurus Synonyms skelly Word family Forms squintedsquintingsquints Derived forms squinchsquint-a-pipessquint-eyedsquintersquintinglysquintlesssquintlysquintnesssquintysquizzunsquinting Related forms cross-eyed Etymology AI details Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”). Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Senses & Perception markdown