Squinting

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act or habit of looking asquint; strabismus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from squint, v.
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  • verb. Present participle of squint.
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  • adjective. having eyes half closed in order to see better
  • Word Usage
    "Margaret, at the flattering address of her ladyship, let fall her eyelids, and timidly lifted them again; and while she endeavoured to express, by her eyes, every thing that was sweet and lovely, she gave them a turn very much like that defect which we call squinting; and smiling, as she was forming a speech to express her gratitude for the honour done her, she shewed the ruins of her mouth, and Lady Isabella with great difficulty suppressed her laughter."
    Equivalent
    closed  shut  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    agee  agee-jawed  askance  askant  askew  
    variant
    squint  
    verb-stem
    squint