Past tense of squint
regular verb
The past tense of squint is squinted. The past participle is also squinted.
Forms of squint
| Base form (V1) | squint /skwɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | squinted |
| Past participle (V3) | squinted |
| Present participle | squinting /ˈskwɪntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | squints |
Squinted in a sentence
- The children squinted to frighten each other.
- She squinted myopically at the small print.From the entry myopically
- The teacher squinted irritably at my illegible scrawlings.From the entry scrawling
- We squinted around in the semidark.From the entry semidark
- She had a very round face, small squinted eyes, and a short puggish nose.2014, Laura & Ruth Martin, Raven and the Three Dark Shadows, page 34. From the entry puggish
Meaning of squint
- verb To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- verb To look or glance sideways.
- verb To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
Questions about the past tense of squint
- What is the past tense of squint?
- The past tense of squint is squinted.
- What is the past participle of squint?
- The past participle of squint is squinted.
- Is squint a regular or irregular verb?
- Squint is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: squint (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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