Thesaurus results for SQUINT

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verb

as in to stare

to take a look with the eyes narrowed (as because of difficulty seeing) He squinted in her direction, but couldn't make her out with the sun behind her.

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noun

as in strabismus

British difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery.

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as in stare

chiefly British an especially brief instance of looking Take a squint at this!

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Recent Examples of squint

Verb

Amateur astronomers can squint into an eight-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and learn how to identify a dwarf galaxy from a planetary nebula. —

Mark Johanson, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026 It’s fallen on others to squint at the situation, looking for some semblance of a plan. —

Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Noun

And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints. —

Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squint

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Naturally, Williams falls into the pool and uses the opportunity to take off his wet shirt, causing all the women, as well as the waitstaff, to helplessly stare at him.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Put Your Stamp On It Something that’s truly special about the museum is the interactive nature of its programming—this place isn’t about standing back and staring.

— Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026