squinted

squint

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skwint]
- /skwɪnt/
- /skwɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skwint]
- /skwɪnt/

Definitions of squinted word

verb without object squinted to look with the eyes partly closed. 1
verb without object squinted Ophthalmology. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. 1
verb without object squinted to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 1
verb without object squinted to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually followed by toward, at, etc.). 1
verb with object squinted to close (the eyes) partly in looking: The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights. 1
verb with object squinted to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely. 1

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Origin of squinted

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400 for earlier adv. sense; 1570-80 for adj. senses; Middle English; aphetic variant of asquint

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Parts of speech for Squinted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Squinted

squinted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for squinted

noun squinted

glanced — Simple past tense and past participle of glance.
glimpsed — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
glommed — Simple past tense and past participle of glom.
looked — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
winked — Simple past tense and past participle of wink.

verb squinted

leered — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
nictitated — Simple past tense and past participle of nictitate.

All 7 Synonyms of squinted