squint

1. 1.

   abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

   Synonymsstrabismus

   Broaderabnormality

   Narrowercross-eyewalleye
2. 2.

   the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed

   Broaderlook

1. 1.

   (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

   “her eyes with their misted askance look”

   “sidelong glances”

   Synonymsaskanceaskantasquintsquint-eyedsquintysidelong

   Similarindirect

Other forms of squint

plural

squints·

past tense

squinted·

present participle

squinting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squint

What does squint mean?

squint means "cross one's eyes as if in strabismus". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squint?

squint has 1 syllable: squint. In IPA it is /ˈskwɪnt/.

What is another word for squint?

Close synonyms include squinch, strabismus, askance, askant, asquint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squint a common word?

squint is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.