squint

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skwɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Verb

squint (third-person singular simple present squints, present participle squinting, simple past and past participle squinted)

1. (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression

   The children squinted to frighten each other.

2. (intransitive) To look or glance sideways
3. (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
4. (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred. Most famous is the acclaimed "squinty" bridge in Glasgow. This term may be peculiarly Scottish.

Translations

to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight

Chinese: Mandarin: 眯 (zh) (mī) (traditional also 瞇 (zh)), 眯縫 (zh), 眯缝 (zh) (mīfeng), 乜斜 (zh) (miēxie) Czech: mhouřit (cs), mžourat (cs) Dutch: ogen dichtknijpen Finnish: siristää, siristellä French: plisser les yeux (fr)

German: blinzeln (de) Japanese: 目を細めて見る (ja) (me-o hosomete miru) Romanian: se chiorî (ro) Russian: щуриться (ru) (ščúrit’sja) impf., прищуриться (ru) (priščúrit’sja) pf.; жмуриться (ru) (žmúrit’sja) impf. Spanish: bizcar (es), bizquear (es) Swedish: kisa (sv)

to look or glance sideways

Chinese: Mandarin: 斜視 (zh), 斜视 (zh) (xiéshì) Finnish: vilkaista (sivulle), vilkuilla (fi) French: loucher (fr) German: schielen (de)

Portuguese: olhar de soslaio Russian: смотреть искоса (ru) (smotrét’ ískosa) impf., смотреть украдкой (ru) (smotrét’ ukrádkoj) impf., коситься (ru) (kosít’sja) impf., покоситься (ru) (pokosít’sja) pf. Swedish: snegla (sv)

to look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions

Czech: šilhat (cs) Dutch: scheelkijken (nl) Finnish: katsoa kieroon (fi), karsastaa (fi) French: loucher (fr) German: schielen (de) Greek: αλληθωρίζω (el) (allithorízo)

Hungarian: bandzsít (hu), kancsalít (hu) Russian: косить (ru) (kosít’) impf. Scottish Gaelic: claon (gd), fiar (gd), spleuchd (gd) Swedish: skela (sv)

Noun

squint (plural squints)

1. An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.

   He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.

3. A quick or sideways glance.
4. A short look.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops

     --And here she is, says Alf, that was giggling over the Police Gazette with Terry on the counter, in all her warpaint.

     --Give us a squint at her, says I.

5. A hagioscope.
6. (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.

Translations

expression in which the eyes are partly closed

Finnish: silmien siristys / siristely French: plissement d'yeux (fr) m.

German: Schielen n. Russian: прищур (ru) (príščur) m.

look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus

Chinese: Mandarin: 斜視 (zh), 斜视 (zh) (xiéshì) Dutch: scheelkijken (nl) n. Finnish: karsastus (fi) French: strabisme (fr) m.

German: Strabismus (de) m., Schielen (de) n. Hungarian: bandzsítás (hu), kancsalság (hu) Japanese: 斜視 (ja) (しゃし, shashi), 藪睨み (ja) (やぶにらみ, yabunirami) Russian: косоглазие (ru) (kosoglázije) n. Spanish: estrabismo (es) m.

quick or sideways glance

Finnish: vilkaisu (fi) Japanese: 一瞥 (ja) (いちべつ, ichibetsu)

Russian: косой взгляд (ru) (kosój vzgljád) m.

hagioscope — see hagioscope

offset angle of transmission

Related terms

• cross-eyed

Anagrams

• quints