squinting

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squinting

/ˈskwɪntɪŋ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of squint

noun squintings

The act of one who squints. I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]

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@misc{squinting_2026,
  title = {squinting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squinting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}