he squinted at the bright sunlight
1squint — [[t]skwɪ̱nt[/t]] squints, squinting, squinted 1) VERB If you squint at something, you look at it with your eyes partly closed. [V prep/adv] The girl squinted at the photograph... [V prep/adv] The man squinted up at him... The bright sunlight made …
2squint — 1. verb /skwɪnt/ a) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression The children squinted to frighten each other. b) To look or glance sideways …
3squint — squint1 [skwınt] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: squint (of the eyes) [i] looking in different directions (16 21 centuries), from asquint across, obliquely (13 19 centuries)] 1.) to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see… …
4squint — 1 verb (I) 1 to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better: Anna squinted in the sudden bright sunlight. (+ at): Squinting at the target, Mark took careful aim. 2 (not in progressive) to have a squint 2 noun (singular)… …
