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squint

[skwint] / skwɪnt /
VERB
scrunch up eyes when viewing
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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A scan detected the benign mass on his brain after he developed a slight squint and suffered occasional painful headaches.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

You could, if you squint, wonder how this year’s consumer grievances differ from prior years.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

“At first we kind of had to squint and be like, ‘OK, did we do something wrong in our eval?’ because the jump was so big,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Pacific blue eyes, salt-bleached hair, a friendly surfer-boy squint.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

I squint to make out the pastel figure decorating the wallpaper behind him.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin