[
US
/ˈskwɪntɪŋ/
]
[ UK /skwˈɪntɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /skwˈɪntɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having eyes half closed in order to see better
squinched eyes
How To Use squinting In A Sentence
- After squinting in an attempt to discern a couple of features to make the object recognizable, he began walking swiftly towards it.
- Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache. The Younger Set
- While you're slaving over the code, cramping your thumb on your trackball, and squinting your eyes at the pixels, remember what it is you are doing this for, and never ever forget.
- Therefore I reasoned, the longer I left it before I started sewing, the longer it would be before I was squinting well into the night unpicking it.
- Smiling, frowning, squinting and other habitual facial expressions cause these wrinkles to become more prominent.
- Squinting through nostalgia's rose-tinted eye, I see beautifully realised dungeons and ancient forests with evil monsters and talking walls and things.
- The fiche was a bit worn, but you can still make out the copy, if you’re in a squinting mood. 11 – February – 2009 – The Bleat.
- Squinting at the sudden brightness, she hurried over to the watch tower and scaled the steep stairs.
- I pushed the covers away from my face, slowly, squinting into the light.
- He pauses, squinting down at the camera's screen and jabbing various buttons. Times, Sunday Times