squinting

English

Verb

squinting

1. present participle and gerund of squint

Noun

squinting (plural squintings)

1. The act of one who squints.
   • 1828, The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828, page 153:

     I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]