I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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Straining her eyes, Chesarynth squinted up into the sky outside the neat polished world of the dome.
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She squinted up at the sun to calculate the remaining daylight.
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Jim squinted up from his watery grave to realize for the first time that he was no longer in darkness.
■ NOUN
sun
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They squinted into the sun and made out the shape of a boat near the midstream.
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She squinted up at the sun to calculate the remaining daylight.
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She squinted into the sun to look at them.
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We devoured our candy, squinted in the sun , and kept going.
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I squinted into the sun and chewed my chicken sandwich.
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Frank sits on a railing, white trousers, shirt and tie, straw hat, eyes squinted against the sun .
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His arm would not stretch so far, he craned and squinted with the sun in his eyes.
■ VERB
say
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I said , nodding, squinting at him, raising my eyebrows in agreement.
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Ezra said , squinting now toward Monhegan Island.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bring your glasses or you'll have to squint through the whole movie.
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Driving down the narrow country road, Blackthorne squinted into the darkness.
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She squinted at the sign but couldn't read what it said.
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She smiled and squinted against the sun.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clayt Johnson whirled around, squinted and looked the man up and down.
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He squinted ahead, suddenly indignant.
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He lay back down and squinted round.
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I squinted and transformed the galaxy into the dust of my dead skin.
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Ralph squinted, straining to see the speedometer.
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She and Cameron, arms around each other, facing the camera and squinting into the sunlight.
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She screwed her own eyes up, squinting through the glare of sunlight on the window and the maze of display shelves.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.
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But a constant squint in a baby under three months indicates a problem and you should speak to your doctor about it.
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Everyone will either sympathize with your terrible squint or think that you are offering some form of invitation.
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If I remember, he was a dark young fellow, black hair and a squint in his right eye.
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It will mean fewer patients need stay in the infirmary for operations on cataracts and squints.
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Johnson gave the nest a little squint .
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She clutches her pocketbook nervously and squints into the shadows.
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That flaw replaced our smile with a squint on one long afternoon drive.