squint

US /skwɪnt/
UK /skwɪnt/
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1.

look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light

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She had to squint to read the small print.
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He squinted against the bright sunlight.
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peerpeepglancegazestare
2.

(of an eye) look obliquely or abnormally in a different direction from the other

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One of his eyes tends to squint slightly.
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The doctor checked if her eyes would squint.
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cross-eyedstrabismic
1.

an act or instance of squinting

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He gave a quick squint at the bright screen.
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With a slight squint, she tried to make out the distant figure.
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glancepeepgaze
2.

a condition in which a person's eyes do not align properly with each other when looking at an object; strabismus

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He was born with a slight squint.
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Surgery can correct a severe squint.
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strabismuscross-eyes