squinny

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  1. squint
  2. glare
  3. gaze
  4. stare
  5. leer
  6. gape
Noun
  • Wyler’s squint of discomfort with Penn’s manipulations soon softens into a look of impressed awe, her eyes no longer judgmental but adoring.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of squint
Noun
  • These shades offer 100 percent UV protection and filter the reflective glare of the high-altitude sun reflecting off fresh stashes of powder.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Here, there’s only one second in one montage when, during a performance of Medea, Jolie unleashes a hot glare.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of glare
Noun
  • Each actor does their best work wordlessly, the fluttering of a throat or a downward gaze speaking volumes.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, Burges felt ready to carry the responsibility of servicing diners through his own unique gaze.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of gaze
Noun
  • Clues like stare, arcs and Saran were not. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Eventually, Collette’s rigid, defensive stare gives way to belief while Hoult’s cherubic face hides a weak, secretive nature.
    Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of stare
Noun
  • The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Definition of leer
Noun
  • That’s two-thirds of its own mass, and 93% of its maximal gape area.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But this means a snake’s overall mouth size expands in conjunction with the larger diameter, says researchers, who add this means a 10.2-in gape increases its total area by 40-percent.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of gape
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