Meaning

6 senses
  1. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.

    Schielen

    при́щурpríščur

    the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed

  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.

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

    Strabismus, Schielen

    косогла́зиеkosoglázije

  3. (informal)A quick or sideways glance; a short look; a peep.

    косо́й взгля́дkosój vzgljád

  4. A hagioscope.

  5. The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.

  6. An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Tom squints his eyes when trying to read small print.

    ruТом щурится, когда пытается прочитать мелкий шрифт. — shanghainese

  2. Tom squinted at Mary.

  3. Are you squinting?

  4. Tom squinted in the bright sunlight.

    ruТом прищурился от яркого солнца. — nina99nv

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  5. He squinted his eyes in amazement.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
expression in which the eyes are partly closed:
look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus:
quick or sideways glance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
expression in which the eyes are partly closed:
look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: squints
Singularsquint
Pluralsquints

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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