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How to pronounce “squint

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Pronunciation guide for squint

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of squint with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Will American Shared Prosperity Be Restored?If you squint very hard, you squint very hard,
Definition summary
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

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How to pronounce squint

Will American Shared Prosperity Be Restored?

If you squint very hard, you squint very hard,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “squint

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
  • (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
  • (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  • (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
  • (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
  • (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
  • [Noun]
  • An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
  • The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
  • A quick or sideways glance.
  • (informal) A short look; a peep.
  • A hagioscope.
  • (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
  • (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
  • [Adjective]
  • Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
  • (Scotland) askew, not level

Practice Nearby Words

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