1. looks with eyes partly closed, especially because of bright light or to see more clearly
2. looks quickly or briefly at something

1. a condition where the eyes do not look in the same direction
Usage: medical
2. a quick look or glance
Usage: informal

Examples

• She squints in the bright sunlight.
• He squints at the small print on the page.
• The detective squints through the keyhole.
• The child was born with a squint in her left eye.
• Take a squint at this old photograph.
• I can barely read this without squinting.
• The cowboy squints across the desert horizon.