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1. Having eyes half closed in order to see better
   "squinting eyes"
   - squinched

1. Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
   "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
   - squinch
    
2. Be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
    
3. Partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
   "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windscreen"

See also: closed, shut, squinter

Type of: grimace, look, make a face, pull a face

Encyclopedia: Squint