Synonyms of squinting

Verb


1. squint, squinch, grimace, make a face, pull a face

usage: cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"

2. squint, look

usage: be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

3. squint, look

usage: partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; "The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield"

Adjective


1. squinched, squinting, closed (vs. open), shut

usage: having eyes half closed in order to see better; "squinched eyes"

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