squint

/skwˈɪnt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
   “The children squinted so as to scare each other”
2. be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
3. partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
   “The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield”

adjective

1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- Elizabeth Bowen
   “her eyes with their misted askance look”

noun

1. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
2. the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed

Synonyms for squint

• squinch
• askance
• askant
• asquint
• squint-eyed
• squinty
• sidelong
• indirect
• strabismus

Words that rhyme with squint

• print
• mint
• imprint
• hint
• stint
• fingerprint
• flint
• glint
• tint
• blueprint
• footprint
• peppermint
• reprint
• splint
• lint
• misprint
• quint
• sprint
• dint
• newsprint
• clint
• comprint
• flynt
• kindt
• kint
• klindt
• klint
• rindt
• schwindt
• shoeprint