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squinied

squinied is the simple past and past participle of squiny.

Meaning of squiny

Verb

squiny (third-person singular simple present squinies, present participle squinying, simple past and past participle squinied)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To squint.
    • I remember thine eyes well enough. Dost thou / squiny at me?c. 1605–1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 4, scene 6

Questions about squinied

What is squinied the simple past and past participle of?
Squinied is the simple past and past participle of squiny.

Words near squinied in the dictionary

  1. squinch owls
  2. squinched
  3. squinches
  4. squinching
  5. squinchy
  6. squinied
  7. squinies
  8. squink
  9. squinked
  10. squinking
  11. squinks

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