squint
verb (used without object)
to look with the eyes partly closed.
squinted
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past participleof squint.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof squint.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
squintverb (used without object)to look with the eyes partly closed.
Example Sentences
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My head was tilted at an angle that brought the odometer into view, so I squinted: It was about to hit a half-million.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
At times if you squinted, it really looked like the varsity versus the JV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
He looked at me quizzically and squinted: “Isn’t that the guy who wrote ‘L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Powell squinted his eyes and shook his head, his mind still racing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
As he approached the shore, he squinted at something on the beach nearby, lying on the flat rock where they’d read the map yesterday.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
