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squinting definition

☆ squint·ing (-iŋ)

adjective

Gram. designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”); also, designating the construction itself

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