Definitions
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- adjective Afflicted with a
squint - adjective
sidelong
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
- adjective characterized by squinting
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Examples
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His head wobbled forward as he spoke, and his eyes were all kind of squinty, as if he had grit in them.
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Police say he has "squinty" eyes, short black hair and a thin moustache and goatee.
unknown title 2009
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I can't tell, the way they're kind of squinty all the time from your face-fat anyway.
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"squinty" bridge over the Clyde (broken cable) and the Science Centre Tower (non-working lift).
unknown title 2009
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Tessa strains her neck to look at Yllis, and she sees Yllis has that look she gets sometimes: her mouth is all soft and her eyes are squinty.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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It took forever to shape it up, but excellent tunes got me through some hot and squinty ladder work.
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“He loves the Ellen Barkins, with their squinty eyes and crooked noses.”
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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“He loves the Ellen Barkins, with their squinty eyes and crooked noses.”
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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The blunt, ugly mug of Tychus Findlay stared out at him with squinty eyes.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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Tessa strains her neck to look at Yllis, and she sees Yllis has that look she gets sometimes: her mouth is all soft and her eyes are squinty.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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