unsquinting

squint

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Definitions of unsquinting word

verb without object unsquinting to look with the eyes partly closed. 1
verb without object unsquinting Ophthalmology. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. 1
verb without object unsquinting to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 1
verb without object unsquinting to make or have an indirect reference to or bearing on; tend or incline toward (usually followed by toward, at, etc.). 1
verb with object unsquinting to close (the eyes) partly in looking: The baby squinted its eyes at the bright lights. 1
verb with object unsquinting to cause to squint; cause to look obliquely. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400 for earlier adv. sense; 1570-80 for adj. senses; Middle English; aphetic variant of asquint

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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