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squints

noun , plural of squint

Synonyms and Antonyms of squints

chiefly British an especially brief instance of looking

Take a squint at this!

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of squints

gapes, gazes, glares, leers, ogles, stares

casts, eyes, ganders, glances, glimpses, looks, peeks, peeps, regards, sights, views

squints

verb , present tense third-person singular of squint

Synonyms and Antonyms of squints

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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of squints

keeks [chiefly Scottish], peeps

gawks, goggles, rubbernecks

browses, dips, glances, glimpses, glints, peeks, skims

examines, overlooks, oversees, questions, surveys

looks over, peruses, rakes, scans

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