Squint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɪnt/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈɪnt/.

Examples

The children squinted so as to scare each other
The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
her eyes with their misted askance look

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asquint askant askance squint-eyed sidelong strabismus squinty squinch

Parts of Speech

noun	abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
noun	the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
verb	cross one's eyes as if in strabismus “The children squinted so as to scare each other”
verb	be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
verb	partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light “The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield”
adjective	(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen “her eyes with their misted askance look”

Word Forms

squint	verb	be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
squinter	noun	a person with strabismus
squint	noun	the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schielen

abnormale Ausrichtung eines oder beider Augen

🇫🇷French

strabisme

alignement anormal d'un ou des deux yeux

🇪🇸Spanish

estrabismo

alineación anormal de uno o ambos ojos

🇮🇹Italian

strizzare gli occhi

allineamento anomalo di uno o entrambi gli occhi

🇳🇱Dutch

scheel

abnormale uitlijning van één of beide ogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrabismo

alinhamento anormal de um ou ambos os olhos

🇷🇺Russian

щуриться

ненормальное положение одного или обоих глаз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेंगापन

एक या दोनों आँखों का असामान्य संरेखण

🇮🇳Tamil

கண் சிமிட்டுதல்

ஒன்று அல்லது இரண்டு கண்களின் அசாதாரண சீரமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెల్లకన్ను

ఒకటి లేదా రెండు కళ్ళ యొక్క అసాధారణ అమరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्विंट

एक किंवा दोन्ही डोळ्यांचे असामान्य संरेखन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્વિન્ટ

એક અથવા બંને આંખોની અસામાન્ય ગોઠવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಣು ಹಾಯಿಸಿ

ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಎರಡೂ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಅಸಹಜ ಜೋಡಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ണിറുക്കുക

ഒന്നോ രണ്ടോ കണ്ണുകളുടെ അസാധാരണ വിന്യാസം

🇵🇰Urdu

بھیانک

ایک یا دونوں آنکھوں کی غیر معمولی سیدھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

眯

一只或两只眼睛的排列异常

🇯🇵Japanese

斜視

片目または両目の位置の異常

🇰🇷Korean

곁눈질

한쪽 또는 양쪽 눈의 비정상적인 정렬

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nheo mắt

sự liên kết bất thường của một hoặc cả hai mắt

🇹🇭Thai

เหล่

การจัดตำแหน่งผิดปกติของดวงตาข้างหนึ่งหรือทั้งสองข้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

juling

kesejajaran abnormal pada salah satu atau kedua mata

🇵🇭Filipino

duling

abnormal na pagkakahanay ng isa o magkabilang mata

🇲🇾Malay

juling mata

penjajaran abnormal satu atau kedua-dua mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحول

محاذاة غير طبيعية لإحدى العينين أو كلتيهما

🇮🇷Persian

چشمک زدن

تراز غیر طبیعی یک یا هر دو چشم

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşı

bir veya her iki gözün anormal hizalanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּזִילָה

יישור לא תקין של אחת או שתי העיניים

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