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squinying

squinying is the present participle and gerund 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 squinying

What is squinying the present participle and gerund of?
Squinying is the present participle and gerund of squiny.

Words near squinying in the dictionary

  1. squintness
  2. squints
  3. squints like a bag of nails
  4. squinty
  5. squiny
  6. squinying
  7. squinzey
  8. squinzeys
  9. squinzy
  10. squipper
  11. squippers

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