squint out of



squint out of something

 
1. to cast one's gaze from something, such as a place of concealment, with one's eyes partly closed. The prisoner squinted out of the little hatch in the door to his cell. You could see that many people were squinting out of the windows, trying to get a good view of the movie star who was visiting.
2. to cast one's gaze through something, such as glasses, one eye, etc., with one's eyes partly closed. she squinted out of one eye in the bright sun. Tony squinted out of his glasses and his mother decided that he needed to have his eyes checked again.
See also: of, out, squint

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SulisŁAwsuw-LEE-swahfPolish
Oles-Ukrainian
HyunhyunKorean
Tegan-Welsh
Johannesyo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Muratmoo-RAHTTurkish