squint
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7.4
- adjective
- /skwɪnt/
:
entrecerrado
Examples
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Someone says something we don't like and we might squint at them and look at them as scans.
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The school has since changed the team name, but the fact that it was perfectly OK for teenagers to cheer on the image of an exaggeratedly squint-eyed cartoon figure—and that this was happening now and not, say, 70 years ago—horrified me.
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She squinted at the stranger, unsure of his intentions.
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The detective squinted suspiciously as he examined the evidence on the table.
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He always squinted when trying to read the small print on his phone.
Synonyms
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7.4
Angled toward one side, often used for looks or glances
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8.2
A person who looks nervous and like they want to hide something
Looking to one side in a way that shows doubt or envy
A sideways look that shows doubt or suspicion
Looking to one side with doubt or suspicion
Looking to one side with doubt or suspicion
Compounds
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Squint used as an adjective comes from the old idea of a slanting or sideways look, from the same sound-like root squin-, so it suggests a glance that is not straight or that shows doubt. That's why a squint look can mean you are doubtful, suspicious, or a little jealous.