squint.
To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
Meaning & usage
To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
The children squinted to frighten each other.
To look or glance sideways.
To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
to squint an eye
Look askance.
Congress clearly is squinting at the prospect of increased funding for the program.
Where this word comes from
Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).
An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
A quick or sideways glance; a short look; a peep.
A hagioscope.
The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
Where this word comes from
Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).
Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
askew, not level
Where this word comes from
Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).
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