squint
verb (used without object)
to look with the eyes partly closed.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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He has squinted at me, as if he could quarrel if he dared, but the lad is dull—too dull to be very troublesome.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms