Squinting
//ˈskwɪntɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who squints.
"I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of squint form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 having eyes half closed in order to see better wordnet
Example
More examples"I opened the door and saw a pair of familiar, squinting eyes."
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