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
Yet, as he squinted to read the small print on jars of Skippy sitting on the same shelf, the 68-year old made a more disappointing discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Two women at a food stand squinted in the sunlight as they cooked whole chickens on a hot grill to serve with freshly made tortillas and beans and rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
As the cars zoomed around the track, spectators squinted to decipher whose ride was whose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
He squinted at me and I saw nothing but two black slits.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
