squint

CEFRB2

/skwɪnt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To partly close your eyes to see better.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To look or glance sideways.

Examples

  • The bright sun made him squint as he walked outside.

  • I have a bad squint.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

  2. To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.

  3. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.

More examples

In context

  • He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.

  • The children squinted to frighten each other.

  • Tom has a squint.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

When the sun is too bright, you might blank your eyes to see better.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).