Squinty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by squinting

(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; - Elizabeth Bowen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɪnti/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɪnti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɪnti/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈɪnti/.

Examples

he looked with squinty eyes
her eyes with their misted askance look
sidelong glances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asquint askant askance squint-eyed sidelong squint

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by squinting “he looked with squinty eyes”
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”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schielend

gekennzeichnet durch Schielen

🇫🇷French

louche

caractérisé par un plissement des yeux

🇪🇸Spanish

entrecerrar los ojos

caracterizado por entrecerrar los ojos

🇮🇹Italian

strabico

caratterizzato da strabismo

🇳🇱Dutch

scheel

gekenmerkt door loensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrábico

caracterizado por apertar os olhos

🇷🇺Russian

косоглазый

характеризуется косоглазием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेंगापन

भेंगापन की विशेषता

🇮🇳Tamil

கண் பார்வை

கண் சிமிட்டுதல் மூலம் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెల్లగా

మెల్లగా చూసే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્વિન્ટી

squinting દ્વારા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಣುಕುಕ್ಕುವ

ಕಣ್ಣು ಕುಕ್ಕುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ണിറുക്കുന്ന

കണ്ണിറുക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

眯眼的

特点是眯眼

🇯🇵Japanese

目を細める

目を細めるのが特徴

🇰🇷Korean

눈을 가늘게 뜨고

눈을 가늘게 뜨고 있는 것이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lác mắt

đặc trưng bởi nheo mắt

🇹🇭Thai

เหล่

โดดเด่นด้วยการเหล่

🇮🇩Indonesian

sipit

ditandai dengan menyipitkan mata

🇵🇭Filipino

duling

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng pagpikit

🇲🇾Malay

juling

bercirikan juling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحول

تتميز بالحول

🇮🇷Persian

چرت و پرت

با چشمک زدن مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşı

gözlerini kısma ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוזלת

מאופיין בפזילה

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