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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
  • The problem is that Thiel’s Antichrist looks, with extraordinary precision, exactly like the people who want to regulate Peter Thiel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Kylie Kelce’s latest vacation outfit is a reminder that some of the best summer looks are also the most basic.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of looks
Verb
  • Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Batman stares intensely at the camera, and the film’s logo appears, followed by the new release date, which is set for February 18, 2028, up from its previous release date of October 1, 2027.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 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
  • The criss-crossings of coincidences and the overlapping bonds of acquaintance bring to the minute details of phone calls and handwritten notes, sly glances and trivial deceptions, a vast psychological reverberance.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of glances
Noun
  • Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • 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
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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