Definitions for squinting
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squinched, squintingadjective

   having eyes half closed in order to see better

   "squinched eyes"

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1. squinting

   Squinting is the action of looking at something with partially closed eyes.Squinting is most often practiced by people who suffer from refractive errors of the eye who either do not have or are not using their glasses. Squinting helps momentarily improve their eyesight by slightly changing the shape of the eye to make it rounder, which helps light properly reach the fovea. Squinting also decreases the amount of light entering the eye, making it easier to focus on what the observer is looking at by removing rays of light which enter the eye at an angle and would need to otherwise be focused by the observer's faulty lens and cornea.Pinhole glasses, which severely restrict the amount of light entering the cornea, have the same effect as squinting.It is a common belief that squinting worsens eyesight. However, according to Robert MacLaren, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, this is nothing more than an old wives' tale: the only damage that can be caused by squinting for long periods is a temporary headache due to prolonged contraction of the facial muscles. Squinting is also a common involuntary reflex, especially among people with light colored eyes, during adaptation to a sudden change in lighting such as when one goes from a dark room to outdoors on a sunny day to avoid pain or discomfort of the eyes. The pupillary light reflex caused by adjustment to light takes around five minutes in people with healthy eyes, so squinting and pain after that could be a sign of photophobia.

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1. squinting

   Squinting is the action of looking at something with partially closed eyes. This is usually done in conditions of excessive bright light, in an attempt to protect the eyes or to focus more precisely on something. It can also refer to a medical condition known as strabismus where the eyes do not properly align with each other under normal conditions.

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1. Squinting

   of Squint

2. Squinting

   a. & n. from Squint, v

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of squinting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of squinting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of squinting in a Sentence

1. Josh Christopher:

   I didn't have my contacts in when I got here, so I was squinting at the board to see if my name was really up there, i knew I was probably going to start, but it was exciting to see it for sure.

2. Charles Dickens:

   A man who could build a church, as one may say, by squinting at a sheet of paper.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=squinting
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squinting
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squinting