- Squinting
- Squinting \Squint"ing\ (skw[i^]nt"[i^]ng), a. & n. from {Squint}, v. -- {Squint"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Squinting
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squinting — ☆ squinting [skwintiŋ ] adj. Gram. designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”);… … Universalium
squinting — ☆ squinting [skwintiŋ ] adj. Gram. designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”);… … English World dictionary
Squinting — Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squinting — skwɪnt n. act of squinting; sideways glance; state of being cross eyed, strabismus (Ophthalmology) v. look at with the eyes half closed; glance sideways; be cross eyed (Ophthalmology) adj. looking at sideways; cross eyed (Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
squinting modifier — Gram. a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious. Also called squinting construction. * * * … Universalium
squinting modifier — Gram. a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious. Also called squinting construction … Useful english dictionary
squinting — Synonyms and related words: agee, agee jawed, askance, askant, askew, askewgee, asquint, astigmatic, awry, blink eyed, blinking, blinky, catawampous, catawamptious, cockeyed, crooked, farsighted, longsighted, mope eyed, myopic, nearsighted, poor… … Moby Thesaurus
squinting — n. Strabism, strabismus … New dictionary of synonyms
squinting — adjective having eyes half closed in order to see better squinched eyes • Syn: ↑squinched • Similar to: ↑closed, ↑shut … Useful english dictionary
squinting modifier — noun Date: 1924 a modifier (as often in “getting dressed often is a nuisance”) so placed in a sentence that it can be interpreted as modifying either what precedes or what follows … New Collegiate Dictionary
