squint in English

noun

1

a permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.

I had a bad squint

synonyms: cross-eyes, strabismus

2

a quick or casual look.

let me have a squint

synonyms: look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, sight, eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over

3

an oblique opening through a wall in a church permitting a view of the altar from an aisle or side chapel.

The squint in the title of the play at Chelsea Theatre, is mainly one of those narrow slots in a wall in mediaeval churches where people excluded from the service can watch the Mass.

verb

1

look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.

the bright sun made them squint

synonyms: screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, peer, blink

2

have eyes that look in different directions.

Melanie did not squint

synonyms: be cross-eyed, have a squint, suffer from strabismus

adjective

squinty, squint-eyed, asquint, sidelong

noun

look, cross-eyes, strabismus
look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, sight, eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over
cross-eyes, strabismus
strabismus

verb

screw up one's eyes, be cross-eyed, squinch
screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, peer, blink
be cross-eyed, have a squint, suffer from strabismus
squinch

Use "squint" in a sentence

1. Squint.

2. 6 synonyms for Askant: askance, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty

3. 6 synonyms for Askant: askance, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty

4. "You know, squint."

5. But she didn't squint.

6. 6 synonyms for Asquint: askance, askant, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty

7. 6 synonyms for Asquint: askance, askant, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty

8. What's with the squint?

9. Johnson gave the nest a little squint.

10. Try to squint or something.

11. You shouldn't squint so much.

12. I'm takin'no drinks from you, squint.

13. Will my child outgrow the squint?

14. Clint Eastwood's trademark is his squint.

15. The bright sunlight made me squint.

16. The sun was shining Brightly, making me squint

17. Squint against Butch and me and you.

18. The bad light caused the guests to squint their eyes.

19. Wow, I could make you an honorary squint.

20. His speech shows a squint to your view.

21. Therefore we believe, that the amblyopia and also the amblyopia with excentric fixation is a form of squint “sui generis” and does not ensue necessary from other forms of squint.

22. Okay, you know what, calm down, I'll just squint then.

23. If you squint, you can still see the face.

24. If it was the father, he didn't get a squint at the Bantlings

25. Oh, I'd love to get a squint at her, the old trout!

26. I looked at him squint-eyed, then he took the picture.

27. If you squint really hard, she kind of looks like me.

28. Unless you snore or walk or breathe or squint a lot.

29. Sunlight poured in through the windows(Sentencedict), making him squint.

30. Look down when he takes the picture.That way, your squint won' t be noticeable

31. Competition between all these factors decides, whether a squint will develop or not.

32. Squint surgery in the adult patient is necessary even to day.

33. • squint – you may have a greater sensitivity to light and glare

34. Origin squint 1 (1600-1700) squint (of the eyes) “ looking in different directions ” ((16-21 centuries)), from Asquint “ across, obliquely ” ((13-19 centuries)) Exercises Vocabulary exercises help you to learn synonyms, collocations and idioms.

35. That flaw replaced our smile with a squint on one long afternoon drive.

36. In adults convergent squint may have disappeared spontaneously or by medical measures.

37. Bring your glasses or you'll have to squint through the whole movie.

38. Its expression may take the form of a latent or a manifest squint of different degree.

39. It was three months before I had the courage to even squint at my Rodney.

40. The exceptional cases where myopia of different degree predisposes for convergent squint are discussed.

41. Accurate measurement of the angle of squint can ensure the suc - cess in operations.

42. Cockeyed (adj.) 1821, "squint-eyed," perhaps from cock (v.) in some sense + eye (n.)

43. Origin of Asquint Middle English a- on a– 2 -squint skwyn (in of skwyn obliquely)

44. The same gene can manifest itself in different phenotypes of squint, with and without amblyopia.

45. Intraoperative topical 0.5% bupivacaine seems to be an alternative treatment for reducing postoperative pain in squint surgery.

46. The band's first studio album, Point #1, was released on a small record label called Squint Entertainment.

47. Twin research demonstrates the high significance of heredity as well for convergent as for divergent squint.

48. Askance, askant, Asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong (adj) (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

49. 15 George is tall, red-haired, freckled, with deep squint lines at the outside corners of his blue eyes.

50. Four photographers scampered round the podium, halting to squint through their viewfinders and freeze the scene with their flashlights.