squint

1 of 3

adjective

ˈskwint

of an eye : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)

of the eyes : not having the visual axes parallel : crossed

squint

2 of 3

verb

squinted; squinting; squints

intransitive verb

: to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim

: to deviate from a true line

: to look in a squint-eyed manner

: to be cross-eyed

: to look or peer with eyes partly closed

transitive verb

: to cause (an eye) to squint

squinter noun

squintingly

ˈskwin-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce squint (audio)

adverb

squint

3 of 3

noun

: strabismus

: an instance of squinting

: hagioscope

squinty

ˈskwin-tē

adjective

Example Sentences

Verb She had to squint to read the small print. He squinted through the haze of smoke. I had to squint my eyes to focus on the tiny letters. I noticed that he squints. Noun Her gaze narrowed into a squint.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

One doesn’t have to squint to notice all the ways UCLA not only could contend for the Pac-12 Conference title for the first time under coach Chip Kelly, but also win the thing in a runaway.

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 Plainly, a reader only needs to squint a little to see that Johnson is regularly pointing to the Trumpian United States.

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Point to a random photograph, and Avery will generally be able to squint and tell you something about the biker in question.

New York Times, 23 Feb. 2022 Many people also squint to read text on the screen or hold their phones or computers below their faces, making their jawlines appear more saggy or creating a double-chin effect.

Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2022 Nevertheless, no one has to squint to see progress.

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022 That, then, becomes the art of recruiting, the ability to squint and see what a player will look like in two or three years.

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021 Nearly two years later, Wilson still has peripheral vision loss and must squint to read.

Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2021 Binoculars burrow into brows as a cluster of Coloradans squint up the slope.

Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2021

Noun

But squint and make the hard lines blur, this girl looks like a model from a magazine.

Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 The story begins at the end of the 20th century as Americans fret about Y2K and squint expectantly at MagicEye posters.

Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 But here, too, Richardson regularly makes funny scenes funnier with a silent squint of bafflement or a comment muttered under his breath with crackerjack comic timing.

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2022 Though her voluminous pink gown draped over her hands, a certain accessory on that finger made eagle-eyed fans squint.

Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2022 My mom has been blind in one eye, a result of an untreated squint, for many years and has had a severe Astigmatism in the other eye since she was born.

Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 13 May 2022 This is where the ability to squint starts to come in handy.

Chris Willman, Variety, 10 May 2022 When the sound came that meant a buddy had appeared online, Guin grabbed for my computer, roughly pressing the screen way back to squint at it.

Kathleen Alcott, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 In other circumstances, people might view that type of playlist combo with a head-scratching squint.

Rick Suter, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably aphetic form of earlier a squint, going back to Middle English a squynt, in the phrase beholden (loken) a squynt "to be cross-eyed, look obliquely," from a- a- entry 1 + squynt, of uncertain origin

Note: Middle English a squynt, asquint has been compared with Dutch schuin "aslant, slantingly, askew" (unknown in Middle Dutch, first attested as schuyn "transversus, obliquus" in the Dutch-Latin dictionary of Cornelis Kiliaan, 1599), though the nature of the relationship is unclear. (Dutch schuin is paralleled by Gronings [West Low German] schuun, Low German schün, hypothetically from Germanic *skeuni-.) The form asquint is attested early, already in the Ancrene Wisse (as an addition in one manuscript, British Library Cotton Nero A.14, mid-13th century), but if a putative early Middle Dutch [sχy:n], prior to the development of the diphthong, is the source, -squint seems an unlikely outcome. Variants without t (of skwyn "on a slant," askoyn, ascoign "askance") may have a more direct relationship to Dutch schuin.

Verb

derivative of squint entry 1

Noun

derivative of squint entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

circa 1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	squinted
释义	squint 1 of 3 adjective ˈskwint 1 of an eye : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain) 2 of the eyes : not having the visual axes parallel : crossed squint 2 of 3 verb squinted; squinting; squints intransitive verb 1 a : to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim b : to deviate from a true line 2 a : to look in a squint-eyed manner b : to be cross-eyed c : to look or peer with eyes partly closed transitive verb : to cause (an eye) to squint squinter noun squintingly ˈskwin-tiŋ-lē adverb squint 3 of 3 noun 1 : strabismus 2 : an instance of squinting 3 : hagioscope squinty ˈskwin-tē adjective Example Sentences Verb She had to squint to read the small print. He squinted through the haze of smoke. I had to squint my eyes to focus on the tiny letters. I noticed that he squints. Noun Her gaze narrowed into a squint. Recent Examples on the Web Verb One doesn’t have to squint to notice all the ways UCLA not only could contend for the Pac-12 Conference title for the first time under coach Chip Kelly, but also win the thing in a runaway. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 Plainly, a reader only needs to squint a little to see that Johnson is regularly pointing to the Trumpian United States. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Point to a random photograph, and Avery will generally be able to squint and tell you something about the biker in question. New York Times, 23 Feb. 2022 Many people also squint to read text on the screen or hold their phones or computers below their faces, making their jawlines appear more saggy or creating a double-chin effect. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2022 Nevertheless, no one has to squint to see progress. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022 That, then, becomes the art of recruiting, the ability to squint and see what a player will look like in two or three years. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2021 Nearly two years later, Wilson still has peripheral vision loss and must squint to read. Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2021 Binoculars burrow into brows as a cluster of Coloradans squint up the slope. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2021 Noun But squint and make the hard lines blur, this girl looks like a model from a magazine. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 The story begins at the end of the 20th century as Americans fret about Y2K and squint expectantly at MagicEye posters. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 But here, too, Richardson regularly makes funny scenes funnier with a silent squint of bafflement or a comment muttered under his breath with crackerjack comic timing. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2022 Though her voluminous pink gown draped over her hands, a certain accessory on that finger made eagle-eyed fans squint. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2022 My mom has been blind in one eye, a result of an untreated squint, for many years and has had a severe Astigmatism in the other eye since she was born. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 13 May 2022 This is where the ability to squint starts to come in handy. Chris Willman, Variety, 10 May 2022 When the sound came that meant a buddy had appeared online, Guin grabbed for my computer, roughly pressing the screen way back to squint at it. Kathleen Alcott, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 In other circumstances, people might view that type of playlist combo with a head-scratching squint. Rick Suter, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective probably aphetic form of earlier a squint, going back to Middle English a squynt, in the phrase beholden (loken) a squynt "to be cross-eyed, look obliquely," from a- a- entry 1 + squynt, of uncertain origin Note: Middle English a squynt, asquint has been compared with Dutch schuin "aslant, slantingly, askew" (unknown in Middle Dutch, first attested as schuyn "transversus, obliquus" in the Dutch-Latin dictionary of Cornelis Kiliaan, 1599), though the nature of the relationship is unclear. (Dutch schuin is paralleled by Gronings [West Low German] schuun, Low German schün, hypothetically from Germanic skeuni-.) The form asquint* is attested early, already in the Ancrene Wisse (as an addition in one manuscript, British Library Cotton Nero A.14, mid-13th century), but if a putative early Middle Dutch [sχy:n], prior to the development of the diphthong, is the source, -squint seems an unlikely outcome. Variants without t (of skwyn "on a slant," askoyn, ascoign "askance") may have a more direct relationship to Dutch schuin. Verb derivative of squint entry 1 Noun derivative of squint entry 2 First Known Use Adjective 1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1599, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun circa 1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing squint squint-eyed squint-eyed Kids Definition squint 1 of 2 verb ˈskwint squinted; squinting 1 : to look or peer with the eyes partly closed She squinted to read the small print. 2 : to cause (an eye) to partly close I squinted my eyes in the bright sunlight. squint 2 of 2 noun : the action or an instance of causing the eyes to partly close or of looking at something with the eyes partly closed Medical Definition squint 1 of 2 intransitive verb ˈskwint 1 : to be cross-eyed 2 : to look or peer with eyes partly closed squint 2 of 2 noun 1 : strabismus 2 : an instance or habit of squinting squinted verb past tense of squint as in peered to take a look with the eyes narrowed (as because of difficulty seeing) He squinted in her direction, but couldn't make her out with the sun behind her. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance peered stared glanced blinked gazed peeped gawked leered peeked pried goggled keeked glinted rubbernecked glimpsed ogled studied scanned viewed examined perused surveyed browsed raked questioned looked over skimmed dipped oversaw overlooked
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squint

adjective

verb

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing squint

Kids Definition

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