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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
Nashville — Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 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
  1. looks
  2. stares
  3. gazes
  4. glances
  5. glares
  6. blinks
  7. peeks
  8. peers
Noun
  • And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • Smith’s few looks per game will likely be orchestrated, with orbit motions, screens and quick receptions on angle routes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of looks
Verb
  • In the scene the young girl stares in a mirror near the urns, and the Deadite Ellie appears in the reflection and mimics the girl’s moves.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • In the aforementioned Sylvia, Gwyneth Paltrow stares moodily into the void or shrieks at Daniel Craig’s skulking Hughes for coming home late.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of stares
Noun
  • For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • But the melancholy pop soundtrack (Gracie Abrams, Lana del Rey, Noah Cyrus) and many, many longing gazes suggest we’re meant to find all of this terribly moving, rather than exhausting.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Definition of gazes
Verb
  • As God rains down sulfur and fire to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s wife glances back and turns into a pillar of salt.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Yoon’s wife slips a cigarette between her lips, then glances at my wife.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of glances
Noun
  • That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
  • Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of glares
Verb
  • The question is who blinks first.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Even after five years in the job, Alejo occasionally blinks in confusion at a line and turns to her laptop to google what these government and corporate bureaucracies are trying to say.
    — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Definition of blinks
Noun
  • The streamer confirmed the news in a social post, which flashed peeks of a photo shoot with the show’s four leads.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Expect exposed timber beams, original brick and sandstone, Tasmanian artwork, and peeks of original wallpaper.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Definition of peeks
Verb
  • The striking image peers through the Milky Way at millions of multi-colored stars appearing against a backdrop of galaxies.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • That's allowed Micron and peers SK Hynix and Samsung to hike prices.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 May 2026
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