squint
🇺🇸
/skwɪnt/
🇬🇧
/skwɪnt/
verb
R
to partly close your eyes to see better or block bright light
When she went outside, she had to squint because the sun was so bright.
R
when one eye moves differently from the other
He tends to squint when he's trying to focus on something far away.
R
to have eyes that don't look in the same direction
A noticeable squint can often be corrected with glasses or surgery.
noun
R
a condition where both eyes look in different directions
A doctor diagnosed him with a squint in his childhood.
R
a quick look
Take a quick squint at this photo and tell me what you think.
translation
to partly close your eyes to see better or block bright light; when one eye moves differently from the other; to have eyes that don't look in the same direction
a condition where both eyes look in different directions; a quick look
Word Forms
3rd Present
squints
Past
squinted
Perfect
squinted
Progressive
squinting
Plural
squints