Thesaurus results for SQUINT

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verb

Definition of squint

as in to stare

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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noun

as in strabismus

British difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery.

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as in stare

chiefly British an especially brief instance of looking Take a squint at this!

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Recent Examples of squint

Verb

Nashville — Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Tired of squinting at your dim, blurry TV? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026

Noun

Shake the ball, close your eyes, squint as the letters become clear—yes? — Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026 And his method is when in doubt, squint. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squint

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Verb

Others are stretched across agonizing stretches of silence while Barrett lets an audience stare into the darkness and imagine every horrible possibility before finally springing the trap.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Which is why her character flicks through YouTube plastic surgery videos and stares at older women on the bus, comparing her wrinkles and checking her neck for any signs of sagging.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stare

Noun

The teen now hopes that EYEVA could one day help those with strabismus on a large scale, and perhaps prevent many from needing invasive corrective surgery.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).

— Laura Schober, Health, 12 Feb. 2025

Definition of strabismus

Noun

Winner of the Best Actress prize at Sarajevo after premiering in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section, the film has a bleak, unflinching gaze that sometimes skims the edges of shock-value miserablism.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Anton, whose gaze at the couple can only be described as wistful.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaze

Verb

These songs felt a little like that—a way to peer into other people’s affairs, knowing just enough to feel the illicit thrill of some faraway tryst.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
The Fanta mascot peers out from a pantry door—the same pantry door that was in the house in Auckland where the Kings moved in 1960.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of peer

Noun

One program shared the story of a toddler whose screening identified astigmatism in both eyes, leading to an eye exam and glasses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Specifically, doctors may bill patients when using the laser to insert premium lenses or fix astigmatism.

— Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of astigmatism

Noun

In living rooms, televisions are often placed in locations where ambient light from the windows can cause visible glare.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
The concept is basically like a solar eclipse; a coronagraph blocks out the glare of a star such that anything around that star can come into focus.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of glare

Noun

Roman will also detect exoplanets using the tried-and-true transit method, but scientists expect the new telescope to find a lot more than past space missions have, thanks to its wider vision.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The immigrant entrepreneurs often offered their families and young customers an idealized vision of American life.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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