squinting

verb

present participle of squint
as in peering
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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Recent Examples of squinting To help prevent wrinkles from forming around your eyes naturally, Zeichner recommends wearing sunglasses in the sun, as well as regular glasses to prevent squinting. — Daley Quinn, Glamour, 9 July 2026 No more squinting at raw tape and praying for a basketball IQ transplant. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 Tired of squinting at your dim, blurry TV? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026 Getting there requires a bit of squinting. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026 And though the wave is turning, Ahn is already squinting at the horizon for the next one. — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 Whether 2026 is the year, or just the year fans started squinting at the schedule, is the watercooler question worth holding onto until that first Monday in May. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 The family smiles while dressed casually and barefoot, squinting from the sun's rays. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinting
  1. peering
  2. staring
  3. glancing
  4. blinking
  5. peeping
  6. gazing
Verb
  • People mill around, peering into the Jeep, captured by a shaky camera that someone is streaming live to Instagram.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • About an hour and a half later, while peering over police tape blocking off the road in front of the campus, Kelly-Tuason lamented the violence that rattled the school and the surrounding neighborhood.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of peering
Verb
  • On top of that, many schools have kids spending lots of time on screens, even though staring at them for long periods can be stressful and exhausting.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Residents will encounter him perched on the air conditioner just outside their apartment, staring in.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of staring
Verb
  • Some of the men in the room could be seen glancing nervously at their dates.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The episode is like a hothouse of feeling with every line delivery, moment of eye contact, and glancing touch landing humid and heavy.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of glancing
Verb
  • Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The car’s hazard-warning lights were blinking the whole time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of blinking
Verb
  • With the end of summer quickly approaching, leaf-peeping trips and fall activities will soon fill the calendar.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
  • Scenic drives, hiking trails, and charming mountain towns make this vast region one of the country's premier leaf-peeping destinations.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of peeping
Verb
  • The first image shows the mother-of-two enjoying a moment of calm outside, wearing a pair of pale jeans and a blue striped shirt, gazing thoughtfully into the distance.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There, Kikuko lies on a luxurious bed and dies while gazing out to sea.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of gazing

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