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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSquint
/skwɪnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To look at something with eyes partly closed in order to see better or prevent bright light from hurting the eyes.
"She had to squint to read the road sign in the glaring afternoon sun."
- 1
A rapid or sideways glance; a look.
"He took a quick squint at the paper on the desk."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English squynten, likely of imitative origin or related to Old Norse and Dutch variants denoting sideways glances. Over centuries, the term evolved from describing a temporary visual adjustment against bright light into a clinical and colloquial descriptor for ocular misalignment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Squint" is said worldwide
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plier les yeux
Transliteration: plie lez zyeux
"Il a dû plier les yeux à cause du soleil."
blinzeln
Transliteration: blinzeln
"Sie musste blinzeln, um das helle Licht zu ertragen."
strizzare gli occhi
Transliteration: strizzare gli occhi
"Ho dovuto strizzare gli occhi per la forte luce."
entrecerrar los ojos
Transliteration: entrecerrar los ojos
"Tuvo que entrecerrar los ojos debido al sol brillante."
apertar os olhos
Transliteration: apertar os olhos
"Ele teve que apertar os olhos por causa da luz forte."
आंखें सिकोड़ना
Transliteration: aankhen sikoḍna
"तेज धूप के कारण उसे आंखें सिकोड़नी पड़ीं।"
眯着眼睛
Transliteration: mī zhe yǎn jing
"阳光太刺眼，他不得不眯着眼睛。"
눈을 가늘게 뜨다
Transliteration: nuneul ganeulge tteuda
"그는 밝은 빛 때문에 눈을 가늘게 떴다."
目を細める
Transliteration: me o hosomeru
"まぶしくて彼は目を細めた。"
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