əˈskæns əˈskæns əˈskwɪnt skwɪntʃ skwɪnt skwɪnt skwɪnt cross one's eyes as if in strabismus The children squinted so as to scare each other partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy her eyes with their misted askance look sidelong glances the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus abnormal alignment of one or both eyes