Squinting Definition

skwintiŋ
adjective
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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verb

Present participle of squint.

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Other Word Forms of Squinting

Noun

Singular:
squinting
Plural:
squintings

Squinting Sentence Examples

  • She caught her breath, squinting into the shadows.

  • She leaned forward, squinting to see her arm in the dark.

  • Prisms are of great value in cases of double vision due to a slight tendency to squinting, caused by weakness or over-action of the muscular apparatus of the eyeball.

  • Taran watched him and rubbed the back of his neck, squinting at the lightened sky near the sunset.

  • She rolled to face him, squinting in the grainy dawn.

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Words Starting With

SSQSQU

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With S and Ending With G

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