squinty
Americanadjective
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Origin of squinty
Example Sentences
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"There's a caged section underneath the squinty bridge that's locked," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
She blows us kisses, flashes a squinty smile, drops to her knees in gratitude for applause.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
A new study suggests that those squinty eyes could be a trade-off for powerful chomping jaws.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2022
I won’t forget seeing Hawkins and Grohl swapping squinty nods during a searing performance of “Monkey Wrench” at 9:30 Club in 2014.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2022
For a moment Penelope imagined his eyes switched places, but it was just that the open one now squinted and the squinty one had opened.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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