Thesaurus results for SQUINTS

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noun

plural of squint

as in looks

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squint

as in stares

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 squints

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

Verb

Meanwhile, Charles squints at the phone. —

Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026 Wiesmair squints at his smartphone, which is logged on to a database of European moth species. —

IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squints

Noun

At tight end, Evans, Feleipe Franks and James Mitchell continued to get plenty of looks from the backup QBs.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
From a looks perspective, the XLE blends right in with the rest of the Mammoth lineup.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2026