squint
verb (used without object)
to look with the eyes partly closed.
has been squinting
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present perfect progressiveof squint (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Shy, grizzled Astronomer Friend has been squinting insatiably at the heavens for some 50 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
