squint
An expression in which the eyes are partly closedAn expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
» Tom squints his eyes when trying to read small print.
Том щурится, когда пытается прочитать мелкий шрифт.
Meaning
6 sensesAn expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
Schielen
при́щурpríščur
the act of squinting; looking with the eyes 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.
Strabismus, Schielen
косогла́зиеkosoglázije
(informal)A quick or sideways glance; a short look; a peep.
косо́й взгля́дkosój vzgljád
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.
Examples
21 sentencesTom squints his eyes when trying to read small print.
ruТом щурится, когда пытается прочитать мелкий шрифт. — shanghainese
Tom squinted at Mary.
Are you squinting?
Tom squinted in the bright sunlight.
ruТом прищурился от яркого солнца. — nina99nv
He squinted his eyes in amazement.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).
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Forms
plural: squintsSynonyms
1 synonyms- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes:strabismus