squizz
squizz · squizzes · squizzed · squizzing
To look, to examineTo look, to examine.
/skwɪz/
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, UK, colloquial, usually)To look, to examine.
2010, Linzy Harris, Perdita, Paragon Publishing, UK, page 79, She presented me with a bag, and when I squizzed inside I saw it contained five boxes of cigarettes.
Origin
From British West Country dialectal squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blendFrom British West Country dialectal squiz (“to look, examine critically”). Perhaps a blend of squint + quiz (“to peer at, eye suspiciously”).
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Forms
squizzes, squizzing, squizzed, squizzedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle